Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Wagner Apple
Wagner 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 Ohio, Ashtabula, Ashtabula; Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Wagner |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1875–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Lower, Elsie E. b., Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Ohio, Ashtabula, Ashtabula; Massachusetts, Hampshire, Amherst |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00004099, POM00004100.
