Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Queen Apple
Queen is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Essex, England (Raised 1858, introduced 1880). It was grown primarily for cooking. Large cooking apple. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 3 watercolour studies (1873–1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman and Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Queen |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Washington, Whatcom, Ferndale |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 3 |
All 3 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003075, POM00003076, POM00003078.
