Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Springdale Apple
Springdale Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 6 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from West Virginia, Jackson, Ravenswood; West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels; West Virginia, Berkeley, Gerrardstown, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Springdale |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | West Virginia, Jackson, Ravenswood; West Virginia, Hampshire, Levels; West Virginia, Berkeley, Gerrardstown; New Mexico, Eddy, Artesia |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003382, POM00003383, POM00003384, POM00003385, POM00003386, POM00003387.
