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Wandering Spy Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Wandering Spy Apple apple, painted 1873

Wandering Spy 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 Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWandering Spy
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originIllinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00004117.

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