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Swan Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Swan Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Swan 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 New York, Livingston, Dansville, painted by Strange, M.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarSwan
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Strange, M.
Specimen originNew York, Livingston, Dansville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003693.

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