Atalanta

Apple

Atalanta

Origin / History

Raised by Mr. Chas. Ross from Scarlet Nonpareil and introduced by Messrs. Cheal and Sons in 1893 (Gard. Chron., 1893). It has now dropped out of cultivation, presenting no marked advantages over other varieties of the same season.

Tree

Growth moderate; very fertile.

Fruit

Size: Small, 2¾ by 2¾.

Form: Conical, irregular.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Color lemon yellow with red streaks.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh firm; flavor moderate.

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November to January.

Uses

Culinary or dessert.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

In Buckman's trial orchard.

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1901) from Illinois

Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901

View original book sources (1)

ATALANTA. Gard. Chron., 1893. Culinary or dessert, November to January, small, 2¾ by 2¾, conical, irregular. Colour, lemon yellow with red streaks. Flesh, firm, flavour moderate. Growth, moderate, very fertile. Origin, raised by Mr. Chas. Ross, from Scarlet Nonpareil, and introduced by Messrs. Cheal and Sons, in 1893. It has now dropped out of cultivation, presenting no marked advantages over other varieties of the same season.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)