Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Sweet McIntosh Apple
Sweet McIntosh is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Geneva, New York, US (introduced 1922). It was grown primarily for eating, baking. P Lawver x McIntosh. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with a watercolour study (1873), painted by Mary Daisy Arnold, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Sweet McIntosh |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1873 |
| Artist(s) | Arnold, Mary Daisy |
| Specimen origin | New York, Ontario, Geneva |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 1 |
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00003648.
