Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Hyde King Apple
Hyde King Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Humboldt, Briceland; Pennsylvania, Washington, Washington; Ohio, Lake, Painesville, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Hyde King |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, Humboldt, Briceland; Pennsylvania, Washington, Washington; Ohio, Lake, Painesville; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002529, POM00002530, POM00002531, POM00002532, POM00002533.
