Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Jefferies Apple
Jefferies is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Pennsylvania, US (before 1849). It was grown primarily for eating. Width 73 mm, height 53–57 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 3 watercolour studies (1873–1875), painted by Bertha Heiges and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Jefferies |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Heiges, Bertha, Arnold, Mary Daisy, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Illinois, Pike, Griggsville; Virginia, Washington, Meadowview; Virginia, Arlington |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000424, POM00000425, POM00000426.
