Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Palouse Apple
Palouse Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Oregon, Jackson, Talent; Virginia, Arlington; Washington, Spokane, Spokane, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Palouse |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Jackson, Talent; Virginia, Arlington; Washington, Spokane, Spokane |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002814, POM00002815, POM00002816.
