Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Professor C.P. Close Seedling Apple
Professor C.P. Close Seedling Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; California, Butte, Chico, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Professor C.P. Close Seedling |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Maryland, Prince Georges, College Park; California, Butte, Chico |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001551, POM00001857, POM00002063.
