Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Stark Apple
Stark Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 8 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Pennsylvania, Perry, Landisburg; Pennsylvania, Northumberland, Sunbury; Pennsylvania, Northumberland, Elysburg, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Stark |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, Perry, Landisburg; Pennsylvania, Northumberland, Sunbury; Pennsylvania, Northumberland, Elysburg; Pennsylvania, Washington, Ontario |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 8 |
All 8 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003190, POM00003191, POM00003192, POM00003193, POM00003194, POM00003195, POM00003196, POM00003197.
