Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Newton Wonder Apple
Newton Wonder is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Derbyshire, England (before 1887). It was grown primarily for cooking. A yellow apple flushed with red. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 2 watercolour studies (1860–1873), painted by Amanda Almira Newton and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Newton Wonder |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1860–1873 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Canada, Kentville; Washington, Whatcom, Ferndale |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000558, POM00000559.
