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Nixonite Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Nixonite Apple apple, painted 1873

Nixonite Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Missouri, Newton, Neosho; Missouri, Dade, Everton, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarNixonite
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originMissouri, Newton, Neosho; Missouri, Dade, Everton
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000570, POM00000571.

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