Mrs. Bryan

Apple

USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection

Mrs. Bryan

Origin/History

Originated in Walker County, Georgia (Budd & Hansen). Recommended in Bulletin 8 of the Division of Pomology (Budd & Hansen).

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Budd & Hansen describe the variety as medium to large; Lowther describes it as large.

Form: Conical (Lowther).

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Color abbreviated as "ob" in Lowther's table — abbreviation not resolved in available source text.

Flesh/Flavor: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

The two sources conflict on season: Lowther places Mrs. Bryan in early autumn; Budd & Hansen describe it as a late fall variety.

Uses

Kitchen and market (Lowther).

Quality

Very good (both sources agree).

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

Budd & Hansen, Systematic Pomology (1914) — listed as Bryan, Mrs.
Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 3 catalogs (1901–1913) from Arkansas, Illinois

Yarbrough Bros. , Stephens , Arkansas — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913

View original book sources (2)

Bryan, Mrs. B.: size large; form conical; color ob; quality very good; use both kitchen and market; season early autumn.

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Bryan, Mrs.—Origin, Walker Co., Georgia. A medium to large late fall variety, of very good quality, recommended in Bul. 8, Division of Pomology.

— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)

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