Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Louise Apple
Louise 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 Canada, Grimsby; Canada, Yarmouth; Wisconsin, Jefferson, Lake Mills, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Louise |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Schutt, Ellen Isham, Heiges, Bertha, Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Grimsby; Canada, Yarmouth; Wisconsin, Jefferson, Lake Mills |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002665, POM00002666, POM00002742.
