Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Rosette Apple
Rosette 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 Montana, Gallatin, Bozeman; Virginia, Winchester, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Rosette |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Montana, Gallatin, Bozeman; Virginia, Winchester |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001027, POM00001033.
