Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sharps Nonesuch Apple
Sharps Nonesuch 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 Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sharps Nonesuch |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Missouri, Wright, Mountain Grove |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003218.
