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Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Long Red Pearmain Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Long Red Pearmain Apple apple, painted c.1886–1942

Long Red Pearmain is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in US (before 1860). A medium to large sized yellow apple flushed and striped with red. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study, painted by Eliza C. Swann, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarLong Red Pearmain
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Artist(s)Swann, Eliza C.
Specimen originNew Jersey, Hunterdon, Sergeantsville
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002733.

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