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Siloam Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Siloam Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Siloam 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 Arkansas, Benton, Siloam Springs, painted by Van Deman, Henry G.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSiloam
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Van Deman, Henry G.
Specimen originArkansas, Benton, Siloam Springs
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000061.

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