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Rock Pippin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Rock Pippin Apple apple, painted 1882

Rock Pippin Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRock Pippin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000881, POM00003131.

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