Marks
AppleOrigin/History
Originated in Berks County, Pennsylvania, on the lands of Mr. Klinger. Reported in both the Annual Report of the Patent Office (Ad. Int. Rep.) and Western sources (W.D.B.).
Tree
Vigorous, upright, productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium size, roundish, tapering slightly to the crown, somewhat angular.
Stem: Half an inch long, rather stout (Elliott).
Cavity: Narrow, deep, acuminate (Elliott, Ad. Int. Rep.). One source (Elliott, W.D.B.) describes the cavity as slightly russeted; another (Elliott, Ad. Int. Rep.) attributes the slight russeting to the basin rather than the cavity.
Calyx: Small, closed (Elliott, Ad. Int. Rep.).
Basin: Narrow, rather deep, slightly russeted (Elliott, Ad. Int. Rep.).
Skin: Yellowish white, with a few russet dots, and nearly covered with a faint orange blush.
Flesh and Flavor: Whitish, tender, fine texture (Elliott). Elliott describes the flavor as delicately perfumed, and rates quality as "very good," if not "best." Downing describes the flavor as brisk subacid and rates quality as "Good."
Seeds: Yellowish gray (Elliott, W.D.B.).
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The fruit drops badly (Downing).
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Marks.
Origin, Berks Co., Pa., on the lands of Mr. Klinger. Tree vigorous, upright, productive.
Fruit medium size, roundish, tapering slightly to the crown, yellowish white, with a few russet dots, and nearly covered with a faint orange blush. Flesh whitish, tender, brisk subacid. Good. January to March. The fruit drops badly.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Marks.
Origin, Berks Co., Pennsylvania, on the lands of Mr. Klinger. Tree vigorous, upright, productive. Fruit, medium size, roundish, tapering slightly to the crown, somewhat angular ; skin, yellowish white, with a few russet dots, and nearly covered with a faint orange blush; stem, half an inch long, rather stout ; cavity, narrow, deep, acuminate ; calyx, small, closed; basin, narrow, rather deep, slightly russeted; flesh, whitish, tender, fine texture, delicately perfumed; quality, "very good," if not "best." January to March. (Ad. Int. Rep.)
Marks.
From Berks Co., Pennsylvania. Size, medium, roundish, tapering slightly to the crown, somewhat angular ; yellowish white, with few russet dots, nearly covered with a faint orange blush ; stem, half inch long ; cavity, narrow, deep, slightly russeted ; seed, yellowish gray ; flesh, whitish, tender, fine texture ; flavor, delicately perfumed; quality, "very good," if not "best." (W. D. B.)