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Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Martin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Martin Apple apple, painted 1840–1875

Martin Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Ohio, Ross, Fruitdale, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMartin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1875
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Ohio, Ross, Fruitdale
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates5

All 5 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000441, POM00000442, POM00000443, POM00000481, POM00000482.

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