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Coos River Beauty Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Coos River Beauty Apple apple, painted 1840–1860

Coos River Beauty 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 Oregon, Hood River, Hood River; Canada, Trenton, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCoos River Beauty
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originOregon, Hood River, Hood River; Canada, Trenton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001682, POM00001683.

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