Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Kew Garden No. 2 Apple
Kew Garden No. 2 Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Los Angeles, Monrovia, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Kew Garden No. 2 |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, Los Angeles, Monrovia |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001937.
