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Rustler Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Rustler Apple apple, painted 1860

Rustler 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 Canada, Ottawa, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRustler
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originCanada, Ottawa
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003295.

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