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London Sweet Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the London Sweet Apple apple, painted 1840–1860

London Sweet Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Howard, Ellicott City; Pennsylvania, Juniata, Oakland Mills; Kansas, Riley, Manhattan, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLondon Sweet
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originMaryland, Howard, Ellicott City; Pennsylvania, Juniata, Oakland Mills; Kansas, Riley, Manhattan
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002724, POM00002725, POM00002726.

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