Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Belleflower Apple
Belleflower Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Colorado, Delta, Paonia; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Burn, W. L.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Belleflower |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Burn, W. L. |
| Specimen origin | Colorado, Delta, Paonia; California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000825, POM00000826, POM00000827.
