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Nalus Niedwetzkyana Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Nalus Niedwetzkyana Apple apple, painted 1875

Nalus Niedwetzkyana 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 York, Monroe, Rochester, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNalus Niedwetzkyana
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originNew York, Monroe, Rochester
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000564.

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