Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Bottle Greening Apple
Bottle Greening Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from New Jersey, Monmouth, Freehold; Canada; Canada, Saint Catharines, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Bottle Greening |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New Jersey, Monmouth, Freehold; Canada; Canada, Saint Catharines |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001421, POM00001423, POM00001424, POM00002369.
