Cross
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Description absent; variety present in variety-characteristic table.
Cross L rob rs VG b S ...... 1* ......
Origin/History
Of Russian origin (Thomas, 1903).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, regular, oblate (Thomas).
Skin: Yellow, splashed and striped with crimson, much like Fameuse (Thomas).
Cavity: Deep (Thomas).
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Shallow (Thomas).
Stem: Not described in source.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, sub-acid, very good (Thomas).
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Midwinter (Thomas).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Illustrated as Fig. 412 in Thomas (1903).
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
View original book sources (2)
— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)Cross L rob rs VG b S ...... 1* ......
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Cross. Medium, regular, oblate; yellow, splashed and striped with crimson, much like Fameuse; cavity deep; basin shallow; flesh white, sub-acid, very good. Fig. 412. Midwinter. Russian.