Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sweet Romanite Apple
Sweet Romanite 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 United States; Texas, Denton, Pilot Point; Colorado, Arapahoe, Denver, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sweet Romanite |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Lower, Elsie E. b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | United States; Texas, Denton, Pilot Point; Colorado, Arapahoe, Denver; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003794, POM00003909, POM00003910, POM00003911.
