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Washington Strawberry Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Washington Strawberry Apple apple, painted 1873–1875

Washington Strawberry Apple is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. 4 watercolour studies of it survive in the collection, with specimens recorded from Virginia, Arlington; Michigan, Ingram; Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford, painted by Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarWashington Strawberry
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873–1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington; Michigan, Ingram; Connecticut, Hartford, Hartford
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates4

All 4 plates

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003465, POM00003466, POM00003467, POM00003468.

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