Apples · USDA pomological watercolour
Townsend Apple
Townsend is a heritage apple cultivar that originated in Pennsylvania, US (before 1785). It was grown primarily for eating. Stalk is long. The U.S. Department of Agriculture documented it with 2 watercolour studies (1840–1875), painted by Royal Charles b. Steadman and Deborah Griscom Passmore, as official botanical identification records made before colour photography.
| Cultivar | Townsend |
|---|---|
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Common fruit | Apple |
| Painted | 1840–1875 |
| Artist(s) | Steadman, Royal Charles b., Passmore, Deborah Griscom |
| Specimen origin | Virginia, Arlington; Maryland, Prince Georges, Seat Pleasant |
| Collection | USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection |
| Plates | 2 |
All 2 plates
Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate ids: POM00003562, POM00003563.
