Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Roman Stem Apple
Roman Stem 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 Iowa, Lee, Denmark; Iowa, Floyd, Charles City; West Virginia, Upshur, French Creek, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Roman Stem |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Lee, Denmark; Iowa, Floyd, Charles City; West Virginia, Upshur, French Creek |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003136, POM00003137, POM00003138, POM00003139, POM00003140.
