Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Hume Apple
Hume 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, Ottawa; Maryland, Washington, Hancock, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Hume |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Ottawa; Maryland, Washington, Hancock |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002466, POM00002467.
