Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sweet Orange Apple
Sweet Orange Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Arkansas, Benton, Rogers; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sweet Orange |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Arkansas, Benton, Rogers; Michigan, Van Buren, South Haven; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002366, POM00003650, POM00003651, POM00003652, POM00003790.
