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Linfield Apple

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

Linfield 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 Wisconsin, Waupaca, Waupaca, painted by Strange, M.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLinfield
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Strange, M.
Specimen originWisconsin, Waupaca, Waupaca
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002037.

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