Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Turley Apple
Turley 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 Indiana, Knox, Vincennes; Indiana, Marion, Bridgeport; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville, painted by Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Turley |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Shull, James Marion, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) |
| Specimen origin | Indiana, Knox, Vincennes; Indiana, Marion, Bridgeport; Maryland, Prince Georges, Beltsville |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001233, POM00001234, POM00003710, POM00003712, POM00003713, POM00003714.
