Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Bitter Pit Apple
Bitter Pit Apple 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 United States, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bitter Pit |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1872 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | United States |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000767, POM00000768.
