Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Milton Apple
Milton is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Geneva, New York (introduced 1923). It was grown primarily for eating. P Yellow Transparent x McIntosh. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 5 watercolour studies (1872–1875), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold and L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher) Krieger, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Milton |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1872–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy, Krieger, L.C.C. (Louis Charles Christopher), Steadman, Royal Charles b., Shull, James Marion |
| Specimen origin | Vermont, Bennington, Dorset; New York, Ontario, Geneva; Vermont, Windham, Putney; Connecticut, Tolland, Storrs |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 5 |
All 5 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00002634, POM00002635, POM00002636, POM00002637, POM00002638.
