Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Fletcher Russet Apple
Fletcher Russet Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Fletcher Russet |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Massachusetts, Suffolk, Boston |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002301, POM00002302, POM00002303.
