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Pomme Gris Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Pomme Gris Apple apple, painted 1840

Pomme Gris 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 Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale; New York, Dutchess, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarPomme Gris
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originIllinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale; New York, Dutchess, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000676, POM00000678.

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