Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Apples · USDA pomological watercolour

Parry White Apple

Historical USDA watercolour of the Parry White Apple apple, painted 1875

Parry White is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Possibly Pennsylvania, US (before 1872). It was grown primarily for eating. Width 59–71 mm, height 62 mm. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.

CultivarParry White
SpeciesMalus domestica
Common fruitApple
Painted1875
Artist(s)Steadman, Royal Charles b.
Specimen originVirginia, Arlington
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00002949.

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