Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Primate Apple
Primate Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 5 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Primate |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Michigan, Allegan, Douglas |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002992, POM00003040, POM00003069, POM00003070, POM00003861.
