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Saint Sauveur Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Saint Sauveur Apple apple, painted 1840

Saint Sauveur 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 France, Villeneuve-le-Roi, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSaint Sauveur
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originFrance, Villeneuve-le-Roi
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003041.

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