Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Oranco Apple
Oranco 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 California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Oranco |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | California, Santa Cruz, Watsonville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000459, POM00000615.
