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Medina Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Medina Apple apple, painted 1872–1873

Medina 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 New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMedina
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1872–1873
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002867, POM00003559.

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