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Bishop's Bourne

Apple

Bishop's Bourne — Encyclopedia Entry

Origin/History

Received from C. C. Hamilton, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish conical.

Color and Surface: Pale yellow, shaded and obscurely splashed and striped on the sunny side. Few gray and light dots.

Stem (Stalk): Medium length, slender.

Cavity: Slightly russeted.

Calyx: Partially closed. Segments long, erect.

Basin: Abrupt, deep, corrugated.

Flesh and Flavor: White, crisp, tender, juicy. Mild, subacid, slightly aromatic. Very good.

Core: Small.

Season

November, December.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Bishop's Bourne.

Received from C. C. Hamilton, Cornwallis, Nova Scotia. Fruit medium, roundish conical, pale yellow, shaded, and obscurely splashed and striped on the sunny side, few gray and light dots. Stalk medium, slender. Cavity slightly russeted. Calyx partially closed. Segments long, erect. Basin abrupt, deep, corrugated. Flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, mild, subacid, slightly aromatic. Very good. Core small. November, December.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)