Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Melba Apple
Melba 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 New Jersey, Middlesex, New Brunswick; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Vermont, Windham, Putney, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Melba |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | New Jersey, Middlesex, New Brunswick; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Vermont, Windham, Putney |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002870, POM00002871, POM00002872, POM00002873, POM00002874.
