Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ben Davis Apple
Ben Davis is a 19th-century apple of the American South and Midwest, valued less for flavour than for toughness — it shipped and stored superbly, earning the nickname "the mortgage lifter." Handsomely red-striped and firm-fleshed, it was one of the most widely planted commercial apples of its era, which is why it recurs in the USDA watercolours.
| Cultivar | Ben Davis |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Benton, Corvallis; Virginia, Winchester; Virginia, Arlington; Illinois, Clay, Flora |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 50 |
All 50 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000015, POM00000115, POM00000150, POM00000151, POM00000152, POM00000153, POM00000154, POM00000155, POM00000156, POM00000158, POM00000159, POM00000160, POM00000161, POM00000162, POM00000163, POM00000164, POM00001169, POM00001170, POM00001171, POM00001172, POM00001173, POM00001174, POM00001175, POM00001235, POM00001242, POM00001246, POM00001247, POM00001248, POM00001480, POM00001511, POM00001562, POM00003662, POM00003761, POM00003762, POM00003766, POM00003774, POM00003775, POM00003776, POM00003878, POM00003881, POM00003882, POM00003884, POM00003885, POM00003889, POM00003965, POM00003973, POM00003982, POM00003988, POM00004029, POM00004038.
