Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Hastings Red Apple
Hastings Red Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Hastings Red |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002276, POM00002277.
