Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Mexico Apple
Mexico is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Connecticut, US (before 1850). It was grown primarily for eating. Round, medium-sized apple. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 2 watercolour studies (1840), painted by Deborah Griscom Passmore, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Mexico |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840 |
| Artist(s) | Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Pennsylvania, York, Yorkana; Connecticut, Hartford, South Glastonbury |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00001959, POM00002805.
