Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Gem City Apple
Gem City 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 Wisconsin, Sauk, Baraboo, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Gem City |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Wisconsin, Sauk, Baraboo |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002325, POM00002326, POM00002327.
