Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Summer King Apple
Summer King Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Caroline, Denton, painted by Prestele, William Henry, Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Summer King |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Caroline, Denton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002436, POM00003340.
