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Doyle Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Doyle Apple apple, painted 1840–1872

Doyle 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 Oklahoma, Woodward, Woodward; Texas, Grayson, Denison, painted by Shull, James Marion, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarDoyle
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originOklahoma, Woodward, Woodward; Texas, Grayson, Denison
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000149, POM00000173.

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