Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Wythe Apple
Wythe 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 Iowa, Polk, Des Moines, painted by Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Wythe |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Iowa, Polk, Des Moines |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000822, POM00000823.
