Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Soulard Hybrid Apple
Soulard Hybrid Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Iowa, Floyd, Charles City, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Soulard Hybrid |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Floyd, Charles City |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003475, POM00003476, POM00003477, POM00003478.
