Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Patten Greening Apple
Patten Greening Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Canada, Ottawa; Minnesota, Hennepin, Excelsior, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Patten Greening |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Ottawa; Minnesota, Hennepin, Excelsior |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002892, POM00002893, POM00002894, POM00002958.
