Boys Delight
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Boys Delight
Origin/History
Originated from Fameuse seed with S. P. Morse, Lowville, Ontario.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium or below.
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: Pale greenish-yellow, partly overlaid with a light shade of Fameuse red.
Flesh/Flavor: White, of Fameuse character but more nearly sweet.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to midwinter.
Uses
An excellent dessert apple, apparently desirable only for the home orchard.
Other
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)BOYS DELIGHT.
An excellent dessert apple in season from October to midwinter. It is not equal to either Fameuse or McIntosh in appearance and is apparently desirable only for the home orchard. Fruit medium or below, pale greenish-yellow, partly overlaid with a light shade of "Fameuse" red. Flesh white, of Fameuse character but more nearly sweet. It originated from Fameuse seed with S. P. Morse, Lowville, Ontario.