Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ramsdell Apple
Ramsdell 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 Virginia, Shenandoah, Orkney Springs, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Ramsdell |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Shenandoah, Orkney Springs |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002888.
