Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Garden Royal Apple
Garden Royal 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 Maryland, Howard, Brighton; Virginia, Arlington; Massachusetts, Essex, Marlboro, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Garden Royal |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Howard, Brighton; Virginia, Arlington; Massachusetts, Essex, Marlboro |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002166, POM00002167, POM00002191, POM00002194.
