Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Ortley Apple
Ortley is an early-nineteenth-century American apple from New Jersey, associated with the Ortley family and also circulated under names such as White Bellflower and Cleopatra. A yellow, conical, aromatic apple, it was grown for both dessert and market through the nineteenth century before fading from commerce. It survives in the USDA watercolours as a once-widespread variety.
| Cultivar | Ortley |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Newton, Amanda Almira, Shull, James Marion, Schutt, Ellen Isham, Steadman, Royal Charles b. |
| Specimen origin | Oregon, Hood River, Hood River; Virginia, Arlington; New York, Tompkins, Ithaca; New Jersey, Middlesex, New Brunswick |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 15 |
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Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00000435, POM00000436, POM00000437, POM00000438, POM00000632, POM00000633, POM00000634, POM00000635, POM00000636, POM00000637, POM00000638, POM00000639, POM00000640, POM00000641, POM00000642.
