Baccolinus

Origin/History

Origin unknown. Fruited by J. H. Crain of Pulaski County, Illinois, on trees nine years old, which produced ten bushels apiece, demonstrating its productiveness. Warder (1867) describes it as "this valuable Southern keeper" that "bids fair to become a great favorite."

Tree

Tree thrifty and vigorous, very productive.

Fruit

Size and Form

Fruit small. Warder describes the form as globular, truncated, regular, and handsome; Downing describes it as roundish to roundish oblong.

Stem

Stem medium to long, slender.

Cavity

Cavity deep, regular, brown.

Calyx

Eye small but long, closed. Calyx reflexed.

Basin

Basin shallow, wide, regular.

Skin

Surface smooth. Warder describes the color as mixed bright red and splashed crimson on pale yellow; Downing describes it as whitish, shaded and splashed with light and dark red. Dots few, minute.

Flesh and Flavor

Flesh yellow (Warder), firm, fine-grained. Downing describes the flesh as firm and moderately juicy; Warder describes it as juicy. Warder gives the flavor as sub-acid, agreeable; Downing characterizes it as vinous. Quality very good (Warder); Good (Downing).

Core and Seeds

Core medium, regular, closed or slightly open, clasping (Warder). Downing describes the core as small. Seeds numerous, angular, dark.

Season

Warder: December till March or longer. Downing: January to April.

Uses

Dessert. Described by Warder as a valuable Southern keeper.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.