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Repka Malenka Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Repka Malenka Apple apple, painted 1873

Repka Malenka 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 Minnesota, Martin, Fairmont; Minnesota, Hennepin, Excelsior, painted by Schutt, Ellen Isham. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarRepka Malenka
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Schutt, Ellen Isham
Specimen originMinnesota, Martin, Fairmont; Minnesota, Hennepin, Excelsior
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates2

All 2 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000590, POM00000733.

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