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Cullasaga Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Cullasaga Apple apple, painted 1860

Cullasaga 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 Maryland, Howard, Brighton, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarCullasaga
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originMaryland, Howard, Brighton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001884.

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