Chisman
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Chisman
Origin/History
Chisman is a seedling of Yellow Bellflower, originating from Dallas County, Iowa. It was introduced by John Wragg & Sons, Waukee, Iowa (Hansen, 1902; the 1914 Budd & Hansen account omits the introducer).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to large, oblong, angular, ribbed.
Stem: Medium.
Cavity: Regular, with a trace of russet.
Calyx: Closed; segments connivent.
Basin: Narrow, ribbed, rather shallow.
Skin: Surface yellow. Dots distinct, numerous, russet.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh juicy, pleasant, spicy subacid; quality rated very good.
Core and Seeds: Core closed. Cells ovate, widely slit. Tube conical. Stamens median. Seeds few, plump, short.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
View original book sources (2)
— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Chisman-A seedling of Yellow Bellflower, from Dallas County, Iowa, introduced by John Wragg & Sons, Waukee, Iowa-Fruit medium to large, oblong, angular, ribbed; surface yellow; dots distinct, numerous, russet; cavity regular, with trace of russet; stem medium; basin narrow, ribbed, rather shallow; calyx closed, segments connivent. Core closed; cells ovate, widely slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds few, plump, short; flesh juicy, pleasant, spicy subacid, very good. Winter.
— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Chisman.—A seedling of Yellow Bellflower from Dallas county, Iowa.
Fruit medium to large, oblong, angular, ribbed; surface yellow; dots distinct, numerous, russet; cavity regular, with trace of russet; stem medium; basin narrow, ribbed, rather shallow; calyx closed; segments connivent. Core closed; cells ovate, widely slit; tube conical; stamens median; seeds few, plump, short; flesh juicy, pleasant spicy subacid, very good. Winter.