Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Smith Cider Apple
Smith Cider Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 7 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Utah, Duchesne, Myton; Kansas, Riley, Manhattan, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Smith Cider |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b., Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Utah, Duchesne, Myton; Kansas, Riley, Manhattan; Colorado, Montrose, Montrose |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003327, POM00003328, POM00003329, POM00003330, POM00003331, POM00003864, POM00003865.
