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Yellow Washington Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Yellow Washington Apple apple, painted 1882

Yellow Washington 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 Washington, Clark, painted by Lower, Elsie E. b.. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarYellow Washington
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1882
Artist(s)Lower, Elsie E. b.
Specimen originWashington, Clark
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00001002.

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