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Shelleys Favorite Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Shelleys Favorite Apple apple, painted 1838

Shelleys Favorite 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 New York, West Chester, Millwood, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarShelleys Favorite
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1838
Artist(s)Prestele, William Henry
Specimen originNew York, West Chester, Millwood
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003221.

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