Marble Sweet
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Marble Sweet
Period names: Virginia Sweet, McIntire's Sweeting
Origin and History
Not described in source.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium to large.
Form: Roundish ovate.
Skin: Marbled dull red and yellow.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Sweet, dry.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Cited from Elliott in A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Marble Sweet.
Virginia Sweet. McIntire's Sweeting.
Fruit medium to large, roundish ovate, marbled dull red and yellow, Flesh sweet, dry. November, February. (Elliott.)