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Hawthornden Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hawthornden Apple apple, painted 1860–1873

Hawthornden 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 Rhode Island, Providence, Providence; Arkansas, Sharp, Ash Flat, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHawthornden
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originRhode Island, Providence, Providence; Arkansas, Sharp, Ash Flat
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002285, POM00002479.

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