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Paynes Late Keeper Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Paynes Late Keeper Apple apple, painted 1840–1882

Paynes Late Keeper 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 Missouri, Dade, Everton; Missouri, Jackson, Kansas City, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPaynes Late Keeper
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMissouri, Dade, Everton; Missouri, Jackson, Kansas City
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates4

All 4 plates

Paynes Late Keeper Apple watercolour POM00002897Paynes Late Keeper Apple watercolour POM00002898Paynes Late Keeper Apple watercolour POM00002899Paynes Late Keeper Apple watercolour POM00002900

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002897, POM00002898, POM00002899, POM00002900.

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