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Limber Limb Pippin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Limber Limb Pippin Apple apple, painted 1840

Limber Limb Pippin 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 Illinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLimber Limb Pippin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originIllinois, Sangamon, Farmingdale
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001953, POM00001954, POM00001955.

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