Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Summer Queen Apple
Summer Queen Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Alabama, Lee, Auburn; Arkansas, Washington, Lincoln; Tennessee, Midway, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Summer Queen |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Alabama, Lee, Auburn; Arkansas, Washington, Lincoln; Tennessee, Midway |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003305, POM00003306, POM00003307, POM00003308.
