Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Lobo Apple
Lobo is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Ottawa, Canada (1897. Selected 1906. Introduced 1930). It was grown primarily for eating. P McIntosh x unknown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 7 watercolour studies (1860–1875), painted by Amanda Almira Newton and Royal Charles b. Steadman, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Lobo |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Ottawa; Delaware, Kent, Camden; New Jersey, Middlesex, New Brunswick; Vermont, Windham, Putney |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 7 |
All 7 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002712, POM00002713, POM00002714, POM00002715, POM00002716, POM00002717, POM00002718.
