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Houblon Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Houblon Apple apple, painted 1873

Houblon is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Berkshire England (before 1901). It was grown primarily for eating. P Peasgood Nonsuch x Cox Orange. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1873), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarHoublon
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1873
Artist(s)Arnold, Mary Daisy
Specimen originCalifornia, San Mateo, Menlo Park
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000396.

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