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Titus Pippin Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Titus Pippin Apple apple, painted 1860–1875

Titus Pippin Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 3 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Massachusetts, Worcester, Worcester; Virginia, Arlington, painted by Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarTitus Pippin
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1860–1875
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originMassachusetts, Worcester, Worcester; Virginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates3

All 3 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003808, POM00003809, POM00003810.

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