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Ramsdell Sweet Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Ramsdell Sweet Apple apple, painted 1840–1860

Ramsdell Sweet 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 Iowa, Polk; Pennsylvania, Perry, Millerstown, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRamsdell Sweet
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1840–1860
Artist(s)Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira
Specimen originIowa, Polk; Pennsylvania, Perry, Millerstown
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000828, POM00002889.

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