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Vargul Apple

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

Vargul 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 Nebraska, Douglas, Omaha, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarVargul
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNebraska, Douglas, Omaha
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003966.

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