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Shepherds Perfection Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Shepherds Perfection Apple apple, painted 1873

Shepherds Perfection 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, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarShepherds Perfection
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002997.

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