Glass (No. 85 M)
AppleGlass (No. 85 M)
Origin/History
Of Russian origin. Planted at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, British Columbia in spring 1895. Described by N.E. Hansen in his 1902 A Study of Northwestern Apples.
Tree
A vigorous grower (Central Experimental Farm). Not otherwise described in sources.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblong, regular, truncated.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Regular, russeted, acute.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Deep, abrupt, regular.
Skin: Surface yellow, with broken stripes and splashes of red. Dots few, obscure, whitish.
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh white, fine grained, sweet. Quality rated very good.
Core/Seeds: Core closed. Seeds packed compactly in cells.
Season
July–August.
Uses
Not described in sources.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in sources.
Other
Not described in sources.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900 — listed as Glass
View original book sources (2)
— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)Planted Spring 1895. Tree a vigorous grower.
— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Glass (No. 85 M)—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium, oblong, regular, truncated; surface yellow, with broken stripes and splashes of red; dots few, obscure, whitish; cavity regular, russeted, acute; stem short; basin deep, abrupt, regular; calyx closed. Core closed; seeds packed compactly in cells; flesh white, fine grained, sweet, very good. July, August.