Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Priestly Apple
Priestly 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 United States; New York, Rockland, Suffern; West Virginia, Wood, Belleville, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Strange, M.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Priestly |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Strange, M. |
| Specimen origin | United States; New York, Rockland, Suffern; West Virginia, Wood, Belleville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002989, POM00002990, POM00002991.
