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Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Richard Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Richard Apple apple, painted 1872

Richard 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 Oregon, Hood River, Hood River, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRichard
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originOregon, Hood River, Hood River
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003107.

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