Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ralls Apple
Ralls Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 9 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale; Iowa, Lee, Denmark; Virginia, Shenandoah, Strasburg, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ralls |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale; Iowa, Lee, Denmark; Virginia, Shenandoah, Strasburg; Oregon, Hood River, Hood River |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 9 |
All 9 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002879, POM00002993, POM00002995, POM00003046, POM00003047, POM00003048, POM00003049, POM00003050, POM00003098.
