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Orleans Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Orleans Apple apple, painted 1872

Orleans 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 Pennsylvania, Bradford, Stevensville, painted by Shull, James Marion. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarOrleans
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1872
Artist(s)Shull, James Marion
Specimen originPennsylvania, Bradford, Stevensville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000431.

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