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Lilly of Kent Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lilly of Kent Apple apple, painted 1875

Lilly of Kent Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Delaware, Kent, Wyoming, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLilly of Kent
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originDelaware, Kent, Wyoming
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001956.

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