EMNETH EARLY
AppleEMNETH EARLY
Origin / History
Introduced by Messrs. Cross, Wisbech, in 1899. Said to be Lord Grosvenor × Keswick Codlin. Listed in George Bunyard & Co.'s catalog of 1901. Bunyard (1920) calls it "the best of the early codlins for crop, vigour, and appearance."
Tree
Growth compact, upright, moderate. Leaf rather large, pale, twisted, broadly serrate.
Fruit
Size: Medium to large, 2½ by 2½.
Form: Conical, irregular.
Stem: Rather short.
Cavity: Rather wide and deep; no russet.
Calyx: Eye closed.
Basin: Shallow, knobbed.
Skin: Yellowish green; pale greenish with darker stripes (1901 catalog).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh greenish white, rather soft, cooking frothily.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
July to August.
Uses
Culinary; an "excellent cooker" (1901 catalog).
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 3 catalogs (1897–1911) from England
- Kelway & Son , Langport, Somerset , England — 1897
- George Bunyard & Co. , Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, Kent , England — 1900 — listed as Early Victoria
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911 — listed as Early Victoria
View original book sources (2)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)EMNETH EARLY. (Early Victoria.) Culinary, July to August, medium to large, 2½ by 2½, conical, irregular. Colour, yellowish-green. Flesh, greenish-white, rather soft, cooking frothily. Eye, closed in a shallow knobbed basin. Stem, rather short in a rather wide and deep cavity, which has no russet. Growth, compact, upright, moderate. Leaf, rather large, pale, twisted, broadly serrate. Origin introduced by Messrs. Cross, Wisbech, in 1899. Said to be Lord Grosvenor × Keswick Codlin. The best of the early codlins for crop, vigour, and appearance.
— George Bunyard & Co., George Bunyard Fruit Catalogue (1901) (1901)Medium sized, pale greenish with darker striped. Excellent cooker. Season July-Aug.