Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Lady Apple
Lady is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in France (before 1800). It was grown primarily for eating. A small apple. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 4 watercolour studies (1840), painted by Deborah Griscom Passmore and Bertha Heiges, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lady |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom, Heiges, Bertha |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Nelson, Massies Mill; Nevada, Washoe, Franktown; Maryland, Kent, Chestertown; Michigan, Ingham |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 4 |
All 4 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002454, POM00002455, POM00002456, POM00003585.
