Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Kansas Keeper Apple
Kansas Keeper 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 Kansas, Cowley, Wilmot; West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels, painted by Prestele, William Henry, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Kansas Keeper |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1838–1840 |
| Artist(s) | Prestele, William Henry, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Kansas, Cowley, Wilmot; West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002509, POM00002510.
