Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Blue Pearmain Apple
Blue Pearmain Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Washington, Yakima, Yakima; New Hampshire, Rockingham, Derry; Maine, Oxford, Waterford, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Blue Pearmain |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Washington, Yakima, Yakima; New Hampshire, Rockingham, Derry; Maine, Oxford, Waterford; Canada, Fredericton |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001403, POM00001404, POM00001405, POM00001406, POM00001653, POM00001654.
