Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Palmer Greening Apple
Palmer Greening 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 Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst; Maine, Hancock, East Orland, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Palmer Greening |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Schutt, Ellen Isham |
| Specimen origin | Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst; Maine, Hancock, East Orland |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002813, POM00003464.
