Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Collins Apple
Collins is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Fayetteville, Arkansas, US (1885). It was grown primarily for eating. Width 78 mm, height 59 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 6 watercolour studies (1860–1882), painted by Amanda Almira Newton and Royal Charles b. Steadman, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Collins |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Heiges, Bertha, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Oklahoma, Cleveland, Noble; Virginia, Arlington; Virginia, Rappahanock; Arkansas, Washington, Lincoln |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001781, POM00001783, POM00001785, POM00001786, POM00001787, POM00002371.
