Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Catline Apple
Catline is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Maryland, US (before 1875). It was grown primarily for eating. Below medium size. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 4 watercolour studies (1840–1875), painted by Deborah Griscom Passmore and Amanda Almira Newton, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Catline |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Delaware, Kent, Dover; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001738, POM00001739, POM00001740, POM00001741.
