Beautiful Arcad
AppleBeautiful Arcad
Origin/History
A Russian apple. It is considered a desirable variety in portions of the Upper Mississippi valley and in other districts where superior hardiness is a prime requisite.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Good medium.
Form: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, partly shaded and splashed with red.
Flesh/Flavor: Sweet. Flavor not further described in source.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August and September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Thomas (1903) lists this variety at p. 298 but no descriptive text was available from that source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)BEAUTIFUL ARCAD.
REFERENCES. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 9:104. 1883. 2. Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:443. 3. Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1885:17. 4. Gibb, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886-87:15. 5. Ib., Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1887:48. 6. Budd, Rural N. Y., 47:692. 1888. 7. Taylor, Me. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1892:57. 8. Harris, U. S. Pom. Rpt., 1892:274. 9. Thomas, 1897:248. fig. 10. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:28. 1902. 11. Budd-Hansen, 1903:44. 12. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bul., 56:29, 39, 353. 1905.
SYNONYMS. Arcad Krasivui (1). Arkad Krasivui (5, 12). ARKAD KRASIWUI (1). Arkad Krasiivui (2, 5, 12). BEAUTIFUL ARCAD (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11). BEAUTIFUL ARCADE (10, 11). Beautiful Arcade (1, 5, 12). No. 453 (5, 6, 10, 11, 12).
This is a Russian apple of good medium size, yellow, partly shaded and splashed with red, sweet, in season in August and September. It is considered a desirable variety in portions of the Upper Mississippi valley and in other districts where superior hardiness is a prime requisite.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Beautiful Arcad, p. 298.