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Lowland Raspberry Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Lowland Raspberry Apple apple, painted 1875

Lowland Raspberry 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 Kansas, Pottawatomie, Saint George, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarLowland Raspberry
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originKansas, Pottawatomie, Saint George
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002745.

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