Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Kossuth Apple
Kossuth Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Arkansas, Benton, Rogers; Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale; Arkansas, Boonesborough, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Kossuth |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Arkansas, Benton, Rogers; Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale; Arkansas, Boonesborough |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002443, POM00002444, POM00002445.
