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Nansemond Beauty Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Nansemond Beauty Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Nansemond Beauty 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 Virginia, Charlottesville; Maryland, Prince Georges, Westphalia, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNansemond Beauty
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originVirginia, Charlottesville; Maryland, Prince Georges, Westphalia
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002768, POM00002769.

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