Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Magnate Apple
Magnate 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 Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Kansas, Leavenworth, Leavenworth; Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Magnate |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1860 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Missouri, Pike, Louisiana; Kansas, Leavenworth, Leavenworth; Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000811, POM00002755, POM00002756, POM00002757.
