Boys Delight
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin and History Originated from Fameuse seed, raised by S. P. Morse, Lowville, Ontario.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium or below.
Form: Not described in source.
Skin: Pale greenish-yellow, partly overlaid with a light shade of Fameuse red.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Stem: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: White, of Fameuse character but more nearly sweet.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season October to midwinter.
Uses Dessert apple; apparently desirable only for the home orchard.
Subtypes and Variants Not described in source.
Other The source notes the fruit is not equal to Fameuse or McIntosh in appearance. Described as an excellent dessert apple when in season.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (1)
— 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.