Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Monocacy Apple
Monocacy Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from United States; Maryland, Frederick, Frederick; Maryland, Washington, Smithsburg, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Monocacy |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | United States; Maryland, Frederick, Frederick; Maryland, Washington, Smithsburg; Maryland, Carroll, Keymar |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002682, POM00002683, POM00002684, POM00002685.
