Grandmother

GRANDMOTHER.

REFERENCES. 1. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1881-82:39,73. 2. Budd, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1882:78. 3. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:105. fig. 4. Gibb, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:443. 5. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1883:72. 6. Budd, Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1883:27. 7. Ib., 1885:18. 8. Schroeder, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 12:71. 1886-7. 9. Ia. Agr. Coll. Bul., 1890:24. 10. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:240. 11. Budd, Ia. Sta. Bul., 19:542. 1892. 12. Munson, Me. Sta. An. Rpt., 12:74,80. 1896. 13. Thomas, 1897:277. fig. 14. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1899:79. 15. Troop, Ind. Sta. An. Rpt., 12:80. 1899. 16. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bul., 76:54. 1902. fig. 17. Budd-Hansen, 1903:92.

SYNONYMS. Baboushkino (1). Babuscheno (16, 17). BABUSCHKINO (3). Babushkino (4, 7). Bogdanoff (14). Bogdanoff Steklianka (14). GRANDMOTHER (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17). Grandmother (3). GRAND MOTHER (1, 10). No. 6 M (1, 2, 6, 9, 11). No. 6 (8). No. 469 (1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, 17). No. 84 Vor. (9, 11). Red Reinette (14).

Fruit of good medium size, greenish-yellow, sometimes with slight blush. It shows the marks of handling readily, is not very uniform in size nor does it excel in quality. Season late fall and early winter. The tree is a good thrifty grower, comes into bearing young, is reliably productive and is almost an annual bearer, yielding moderate to good crops. It does not appear to be valuable for planting in New York.

Historical. A Russian variety which has been disseminated for trial in various sections of the country. It has been thus far but little planted in this state.

TREE. Tree large, rather vigorous with long, stout branches. Form spreading, rather flat, open. Twigs medium length, curved, moderately stout; internodes short. Bark dark brown or reddish-brown, lightly streaked with scarf-skin; pubescent. Lenticels quite numerous, medium size, roundish, raised. Buds medium to large, broad, plump, obtuse, free, pubescent.

FRUIT. Fruit medium to rather large. Form ovate to roundish conic, quite flat at base, a little angular; sides unequal; fairly uniform. Stem short or very short, rather thick. Cavity acute to acuminate, narrow, moderately deep to shallow or scarcely depressed, much russeted and often with outspreading russet. Calyx large to medium, closed or somewhat open; lobes medium in length, broad, acute. Basin deep to medium in depth, medium in width to rather wide, abrupt, usually furrowed and wrinkled. Skin smooth, light greenish-yellow, sometimes with faint blush. Dots numerous, inconspicuous, light and submerged, or sometimes areolar with dark center. Calyx tube medium in length, wide, broadly conical. Stamens basal. Core medium to small or abortive, axile or abaxile; cells symmetrical, usually closed; core lines meeting. Carpels variable, irregular, broadly ovate or obovate, emarginate, slightly tufted. Seeds below medium to rather large, rather dark brown, plump, obtuse to acute. Flesh with slight green or yellow tinge, moderately firm, coarse, neither crisp nor tender, very juicy, subacid to briskly subacid, slightly aromatic, fair to good in flavor and quality. Season November to January.

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)

Grandmother. Medium, regular, roundish oblate; green, striped and splashed with red; calyx broad, large; basin narrow; stem short, stout; flesh firm, juicy. Fig. 418. Mid-winter. Russian.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)