Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
McDonald Bellflower Apple
McDonald Bellflower Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from California, Santa Barbara, Lompoc, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | McDonald Bellflower |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | California, Santa Barbara, Lompoc |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002834.
