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Meads Keeper Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Meads Keeper Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Meads Keeper 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 New Jersey, Mercer, Titusville, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarMeads Keeper
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originNew Jersey, Mercer, Titusville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002866.

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