Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Vanderpool Apple
Vanderpool Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 2 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Washington, Yakima, Yakima; Washington, Whitman, Pullman, painted by Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Vanderpool |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Washington, Yakima, Yakima; Washington, Whitman, Pullman |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003731, POM00003732.
