Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Southern Spy Apple
Southern Spy 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 Indiana, Elkhart, Bristol, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Southern Spy |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Indiana, Elkhart, Bristol |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003373.
