Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Belmont Apple
Belmont is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Pennsylvania, US (before 1870). It was grown primarily for eating. Width 82 mm, height 67 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 3 watercolour studies (1860–1882), painted by Bertha Heiges and Elsie E. b. Lower, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Belmont |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b., Newton, Amanda Almira |
| Specimen origin | Michigan, Allegan, Douglas; Maryland, Garrett, Oakland; Utah, Uintah, Vernal |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001473, POM00001474, POM00001475.
