Atalanta

Apple

Origin/History

Raised by Charles Ross from the Scarlet Nonpareil and introduced by Messrs. Cheal and Sons in 1893 (first published in Gardeners' Chronicle, 1893). The variety has since dropped out of cultivation, presenting no marked advantages over other varieties of the same season.

Tree

Growth moderate. Very fertile bearing.

Fruit

Size: Small, 2¾ by 2¾ inches
Form: Conical, irregular
Skin: Lemon yellow with red streaks
Flesh: Firm
Flavor: Moderate

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)

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)