Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Joyce Apple
Joyce is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Ottawa, Canada (Raised 1898, selected 1912, introduced 1924.). It was grown primarily for eating. A green apple with red overcolor. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 3 watercolour studies (1873), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold and L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) Krieger, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Joyce |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Ottawa; New York, Ontario, Geneva |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002417, POM00002418, POM00002419.
