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Dinwiddie Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Dinwiddie Apple apple, painted 1860–1882

Dinwiddie 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 North Carolina, Guilford; Canada, Kentville, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDinwiddie
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originNorth Carolina, Guilford; Canada, Kentville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002011, POM00002012.

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