Ferris Wheel
AppleFerris Wheel Apple
Origin and History
Originated by J. C. Ferris, Hampton, northern Iowa. First exhibited at the Iowa State Fair, September 1900.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, oblate conic, nearly regular.
Skin: Surface covered with brilliant solid very dark crimson, showing little of the yellow ground. Dots distinct, numerous, minute, and white.
Cavity: Obtuse, regular, and wide, with stellate russet or green patch. Stem short.
Basin: Shallow, narrow, and smooth.
Calyx: Closed; segments flat and convergent.
Flesh: White, rather dry, sweet, good flavor.
Core and Seeds: Core closed, axile, and sessile. Cells round with slit openings. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal. Seeds large and flat.
Season
Fall.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902).
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Ferris Wheel—Originated by J. C. Ferris, Hampton, northern Iowa; shown at Iowa State Fair, September, 1900—Fruit medium, oblate conic, nearly regular; surface covered with a brilliant solid very dark crimson, showing little of the yellow ground; dots distinct, numerous, minute, white; cavity obtuse, regular, wide, with stellate russet or green patch; stem short; basin shallow, narrow, smooth; calyx closed, segments flat convergent. Core closed, axile, sessile; cells round, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds large, flat; flesh white, rather dry, sweet, good. Fall.