Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Early McIntosh Apple
Early McIntosh is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Geneva, New York, US (introduced 1923). It was grown primarily for eating. P Yellow Transparent x McIntosh. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 6 watercolour studies (1872–1875), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold and James Marion Shull, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Early McIntosh |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Shull, James Marion, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | New York, Ontario, Geneva; Connecticut, Tolland, Storrs; Vermont, Bennington, Dorset; Delaware, Kent, Camden |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 6 |
All 6 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001506, POM00001507, POM00001508, POM00001509, POM00001510, POM00001849.
