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Ladies Delight Apple

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

Ladies Delight 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 Pennsylvania, Tioga, Westfield, painted by Strange, M.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLadies Delight
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Strange, M.
Specimen originPennsylvania, Tioga, Westfield
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002453.

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