Mottled Anis (13 M)
AppleOrigin/History
Russia
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or below. Oblate, regular in outline, though often unequal.
Skin: Yellow surface, mostly covered with fine dark crimson broad splashes and stripes, with heavy blue bloom. Dots very obscure, minute, white, scattered.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Regular, very narrow, acute, with considerable russet extending out over base.
Calyx: Closed or open; segments small.
Basin: A marked characteristic of this variety. Broad and deep, very abrupt, smooth or wavy, with fine corrugations around the eye.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellow, moderately juicy, fine grained. Subacid with sweet after-taste when fully ripe. Quality: good.
Core and Seeds: Flattened, regular, open. Tube funnel-shaped, wide and large. Stamens marginal.
Season
August, September.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Mottled Anis (13 M)—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium or below, oblate, regular, often unequal; surface yellow, mostly covered with fine dark crimson broad splashes and stripes, with heavy blue bloom; dots very obscure, minute, white, scattered; cavity regular, very narrow, acute, with considerable russet extending out over base; basin a marked characteristic, broad and deep, very abrupt, smooth or wavy, with fine corrugations around the eye; calyx closed or open, segments small. Core flattened, regular, open; tube funnel-shaped, wide and large; stamens marginal; flesh yellow, moderately juicy, fine grained, subacid, with sweet after taste when fully ripe, good. August, September.