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Hampton Winter Sweet Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Hampton Winter Sweet Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Hampton Winter Sweet 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 Ohio, Hardin, Mount Victory, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHampton Winter Sweet
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originOhio, Hardin, Mount Victory
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002260.

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