Belleflower
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Belleflower
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Described as "remarkably large."
Form: Oblong, somewhat pointed at the blossom end. Both ends are deeply indented.
Skin: Pale, but bright and fair yellow colour. The cheek next the sun has sometimes a blush, but more frequently is without any red.
Flesh and Flavor: Rich, juicy, tender and sprightly.
Core and Seeds: Uncommonly large full seeds, which are lodged in a pericarpium of unusual size. If shaken, the seeds can be distinctly heard.
Cavity and Calyx: Not separately described, though noted as "deeply indented" at both ends of the fruit.
Season
Ripens late in October. Its great weight causes it to fall in windy weather.
Uses
Suitable for both the dessert and for cooking.
Storage and Handling
If carefully picked before they are too ripe, they will [source text incomplete at this point].
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817), No. 33.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 8 catalogs (1864–1921) from Oregon, Washington
- St. Helena Nursery , Howell's Prairie, Marion County , Oregon — 1864
- Palouse Nursery and Pleasant Dale Fruit Farm , Colfax, Washington Territory (situated two miles northeast of Colfax) - undated (single-page broadside flyer; "Washington Territory" suggests pre — 1889
- Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1911
- Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1914
- Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1915
- Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1916
- Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon (Vashon Island) , Washington — 1917
- Island Nurseries & Fruit Farm , Vashon , Washington — 1921
View original book sources (1)
— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 33. BELL-FLOWER.
A remarkably large, beautiful and excellent apple, both for the dessert and for cooking—it is of a pale, but bright and fair yellow colour; the cheek next the sun has sometimes a blush, but more frequently is without any red: the form is oblong, somewhat pointed at the blossom end—both ends are deeply indented—the flesh is rich, juicy, tender and sprightly; it has uncommonly large full seeds, which are lodged in a pericarpium of unusual size, and if shaken can be distinctly heard; it ripens late in October, when its great weight causes it to fall in windy weather—if carefully picked before they are too ripe, they will