Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Honest John Apple
Honest John 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 Virginia, Page, Kimball, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Honest John |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Page, Kimball |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000389.
