Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Belmont Apple
Belmont 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 Michigan, Allegan, Douglas; Maryland, Garrett, Oakland; Utah, Uintah, Vernal, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Belmont |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Allegan, Douglas; Maryland, Garrett, Oakland; Utah, Uintah, Vernal |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001473, POM00001474, POM00001475.
