Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Red Spy Apple
Red Spy 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 New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Red Spy |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | New York, Ontario, Geneva |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000716, POM00000718, POM00000720.
