Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Missouri Red Apple
Missouri Red 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 Missouri, Newton, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Missouri Red |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Missouri, Newton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002406.
