Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Roxbury Apple
Roxbury Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 8 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Massachusetts, Essex, Newbury, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Roxbury |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Massachusetts, Essex, Newbury; New York, Genesee, Le Roy |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 8 |
All 8 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000492, POM00000493, POM00000494, POM00000495, POM00000496, POM00000497, POM00000498, POM00000499.
