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Rabun Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Rabun Apple apple, painted 1860–1875

Rabun 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 Virginia, Arlington; South Carolina, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRabun
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; South Carolina
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003083, POM00003084, POM00003085.

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