Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Pyrus Scions Apple
Pyrus Scions 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 South Dakota, Brookings, Brookings, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Pyrus Scions |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | South Dakota, Brookings, Brookings |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000772.
