Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
San Jacinto Apple
San Jacinto Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Texas, Denton, Pilot Point; New Mexico, Dona Ana, State College; New Mexico, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | San Jacinto |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Texas, Denton, Pilot Point; New Mexico, Dona Ana, State College; New Mexico |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003257, POM00003258, POM00003259, POM00003260, POM00007566.
