Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Lady Sweet Apple
Lady Sweet Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Michigan, Lenawee, Adrian, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lady Sweet |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Michigan, Lenawee, Adrian; New York, Columbia, Ghent |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000546, POM00000547, POM00000548, POM00000549, POM00000550.
