Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Lacon Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lacon Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Lacon 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, painted by Hopkins, Charles L.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLacon
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Hopkins, Charles L.
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000039.

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