Golden Monday
AppleGolden Monday
Origin and History
From the Berkshire orchards. Described by Hogg as a dessert apple of first-rate quality.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, roundish oblate.
Skin: Golden yellow with crimson dots in the sun. Nettings and lines of thin brown russet.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish white, crisp, sugary, brisk, perfumed.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Stem, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Dessert apple.
Subtypes or Variant Strains
Not described in source.
Other
Also known as Monstow's Pepping.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Golden Monday. Monstow's Pepping. Hogg describes this as from the Berkshire orchards, as a dessert Apple of first-rate quality. Fruit small, roundish oblate, golden yellow, with crimson dots in the sun. Nettings and lines of thin brown russet. Flesh yellowish white, crisp, sugary, brisk, perfumed. October, December.