Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Fall Cheese Apple
Fall Cheese 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 Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Montgomery, Rockville; Virginia, Albemarle, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Fall Cheese |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Montgomery, Rockville; Virginia, Albemarle; United States |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001998, POM00001999, POM00002000, POM00002205.
