Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Scotts Winter Apple
Scotts Winter Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Ohio, Franklin, Columbus; Canada, Ottawa; Wisconsin, Bayfield, Bayfield, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Scotts Winter |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Franklin, Columbus; Canada, Ottawa; Wisconsin, Bayfield, Bayfield; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002357, POM00003172, POM00003173, POM00003311.
