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Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Picta Striata Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Picta Striata Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Picta Striata Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Michigan, Ingham, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPicta Striata
SpeciesMalus
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMichigan, Ingham
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002890.

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