Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Lucinda Apple
Lucinda 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 Virginia, Arlington; Oregon, Union, La Grande, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lucinda |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy, Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Oregon, Union, La Grande |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001821, POM00001822, POM00003506, POM00003507.
