Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Longfield Apple
Longfield Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Wisconsin, Bayfield, Bayfield; Maine, Penobscot, Orono, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Longfield |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Wisconsin, Bayfield, Bayfield; Maine, Penobscot, Orono |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002728, POM00002729, POM00002730, POM00002731.
