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Kemp Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Kemp Apple apple, painted 1873

Kemp 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 West Virginia, Berkeley, Hedgesville; United States, painted by Strange, M., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarKemp
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Strange, M., Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originWest Virginia, Berkeley, Hedgesville; United States
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002025, POM00002026.

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