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Gladstone Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Gladstone Apple apple, painted 1873–1875

Gladstone Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGladstone
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002069, POM00002427.

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