Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Malinda Apple
Malinda is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Vermont, US (1860). It was grown primarily for cooking, eating. Small, conical with sheep's nose; deep, rich yellow with red spots possible. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 2 watercolour studies (1873–1882), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold and Elsie E. b. Lower, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Malinda |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1882 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Lower, Elsie E. b. |
| Specimen origin | Minnesota, Ramsey, Saint Paul; Iowa, Dickinson, Milford |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000243, POM00000244.
