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Wabash Red Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Wabash Red Apple apple, painted 1875

Wabash Red Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from New York, Ontario, Geneva, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWabash Red
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originNew York, Ontario, Geneva
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003929.

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