Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Gardenia Apple
Gardenia Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Prince Edward, painted by Prestele, William Henry. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Gardenia |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Prince Edward |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002399.
