The Emperor was described by Verry Aldrich in the Prairie Farmer. The description is reproduced in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish, one-sided.
Stem: Short and slender.
Cavity: Deep.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Orange, striped and shaded with red on the sun side.
Dots: Covered with white specks.
Flesh and flavor: White, fine-grained, tender, juicy, pleasant, almost sweet.
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
From Prairie Farmer.
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Emperor.
Described by Verry Aldrich in the Prairie Farmer as follows : —
Fruit medium, roundish, one-sided, orange striped and shaded with red on the sun side, covered with white specks. Stalk short and slender. Cavity deep. Flesh white, fine-grained, tender, juicy, pleasant, almost sweet.
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