Falix

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium.

Form: Oblate conic. In form, ground color, and striping, resembles the St. Lawrence variety, though less attractive.

Skin: Dull green or light yellow, mottled and striped with light and dark red.

Flesh: Tender.

Flavor: Sprightly, mild subacid; quality good but not excellent.

Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November to April.

Uses

Does not excel as a dessert fruit. Not attractive enough to be a good market apple. Not recommended even for trial.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Received for testing from Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale, Illinois. Reference: Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:119. 1904.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Beach, The Apples of New York Vol. 1 (1905)

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 (1)

FALIX.

REFERENCE. 1. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. Bul., 248:119. 1904.

Fruit of medium size with tender flesh, sprightly mild subacid, good but not excellent in quality. In form and also in the ground color and striping it reminds one of the St. Lawrence, being oblate conic and dull green or light yellow mottled and striped with light and dark red. It is less attractive than St. Lawrence. Season November to April. Received for testing here from Benjamin Buckman, Farmingdale, Ills. It does not excel as a dessert fruit and is not attractive enough to be a good market apple. It is not recommended even for trial.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 1 (1905)