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La Victoire Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the La Victoire Apple apple, painted 1840

La Victoire 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; Canada, Ottawa, painted by Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLa Victoire
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originCanada; Canada, Ottawa
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002600, POM00002601.

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