Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Bentel Man Apple
Bentel Man 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 South Carolina, Oconee, Westminster, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bentel Man |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | South Carolina, Oconee, Westminster |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001546.
