Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Milton Apple
Milton Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Vermont, Bennington, Dorset; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Vermont, Windham, Putney, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Milton |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Vermont, Bennington, Dorset; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Vermont, Windham, Putney; Connecticut, Tolland, Storrs |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002634, POM00002635, POM00002636, POM00002637, POM00002638.
