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Matlack Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Matlack Apple apple, painted 1840–1882

Matlack 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 New Jersey, Burlington, Burlington, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham, Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMatlack
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1882
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham, Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom
Specimen originNew Jersey, Burlington, Burlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000253, POM00000254, POM00000255.

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