Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ontario Apple
Ontario 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 Canada, Fredericton; Pennsylvania, Beaver, Rochester; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ontario |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Fredericton; Pennsylvania, Beaver, Rochester; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000605, POM00000607, POM00000608, POM00000609.
