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Missouri Keeper

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Missouri Keeper

Origin/History Origin unknown. Specimens submitted by Norman J. Colman, Esq., Editor of the Rural World, St. Louis, Missouri.

Fruit Medium to small, round, irregular form. Surface smooth, shaded, mixed, and striped red, with numerous large white distinct dots.

Cavity narrow and regular; stem medium to short, knobby, and thick. Basin abrupt and regular; eye small and closed.

Core regular and closed. Seeds numerous, long, plump, and angular.

Flesh yellow, breaking, tender, fine-grained, and juicy. Flavor sub-acid.

Quality Good to very good.

Season January to July. Specimens cut and described on June 25th were in perfect condition.

Uses Table, market, and kitchen.

Tree Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

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Described in 1 period pomological work

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Missouri Keeper*.

Specimens from Norman J. Colman, Esq., Editor of the Rural World, St. Louis, Missouri. Origin unknown.

Fruit medium to small, round, irregular; Surface smooth, shaded, mixed, striped red; Dots numerous, large, white, distinct.

Basin abrupt, regular; Eye small, closed.

Cavity narrow, regular; Stem medium to short, knobby, thick.

Core regular, closed; Seeds numerous, long, plump, angular; Flesh yellow, breaking, tender, fine-grained, juicy; Flavor sub-acid; Quality good to very good; Use, table, market and kitchen; Season, January to July.

Specimens cut and described on the 25th of June were in perfect condition.

— John A. Warder, American Pomology: Apples (1867)
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