Feltham Beauty
AppleFeltham Beauty
Origin / History
Raised and introduced by Messrs. Veitch from Cox's Orange × Gladstone; the 1914 George Bunyard catalog dates the raising 1908 and lists it as "a new variety." Cited to Gard. Chron., 1908, p. 178. E. A. Bunyard (1920) calls it "a very promising fruit." The 1914 catalog says it "may be useful for market purposes."
Tree
Growth slender, upright; fertile.
Fruit
Size: Medium; 3 by 2¾.
Form: Oblong conical, nearly regular; oval in the 1914 catalog.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellowish green with red stripes and flush; "beautifully striped red" (1914 catalog).
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, sweet; very highly flavored.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
August to September; the 1914 catalog gives August.
Uses
Dessert. The 1914 catalog suggests it may be useful for market purposes.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)FELTHAM BEAUTY. Gard. Chron., 1908, p. 178. Dessert, August to September, medium, 3 by 2¾, oblong conical, nearly regular. Colour, yellowish-green with red stripes and flush. Flesh, yellowish, crisp and very highly flavoured, sweet. Growth, slender, upright ; fertile. Origin, raised and introduced by Messrs. Veitch, from Cox's Orange × Gladstone. A very promising fruit.
— George Bunyard & Co., George Bunyard Catalog of Fruit Trees (1914) (1914)Dessert; Aug. Medium size, oval, beautifully striped red; flesh tender, crisp and sweet; a new variety which may be useful for market purposes. Raised by Messrs. Veitch, in 1908. (Cox's Orange × Gladstone).