Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Malinda Apple
Malinda Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul; Iowa, Dickinson, Milford, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Malinda |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul; Iowa, Dickinson, Milford |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000243, POM00000244.
