Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Plums · USDA pomological watercolour

Apple Plum

Historical USDA watercolour of the Apple Plum plum, painted 1873–1882

Apple Plum is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Louisiana, Bermuda; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarApple
SpeciesPrunus domestica
Common fruitPlum
Painted1873–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originLouisiana, Bermuda; Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004738, POM00004739.

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