Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Summer Pearmain Apple
Summer Pearmain 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 Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Pennsylvania, Centre, State College, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Summer Pearmain |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; Pennsylvania, Centre, State College |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003341, POM00003342, POM00003344, POM00003345.
