Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Meads Keeper Apple
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.
| Cultivar | Meads Keeper |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | New Jersey, Mercer, Titusville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002866.