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Wealthy x Red Canada Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Wealthy x Red Canada Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Wealthy x Red Canada 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 Connecticut, Tolland, Storrs, painted by Strange, M.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWealthy x Red Canada
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Strange, M.
Specimen originConnecticut, Tolland, Storrs
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003454.

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