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Holland Pippin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Holland Pippin Apple apple, painted 1840

Holland Pippin 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 Canada, Saint Catharines; Maryland, Howard, Ellicott City, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHolland Pippin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originCanada, Saint Catharines; Maryland, Howard, Ellicott City
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000382, POM00000383.

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