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Griffins Beauty Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Griffins Beauty Apple apple, painted 1860

Griffins Beauty 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 Maryland, Washington, Hagerstown; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarGriffins Beauty
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860
Artist(s)Newton, Amanda Almira, Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originMaryland, Washington, Hagerstown; Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001266, POM00001267.

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