Peffer's Duchess X Rail's Genet
ApplePeffer's Duchess X Rail's Genet
Origin/History
Originated by the late Geo. P. Peffer, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Specimens described from E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minnesota.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium, regular, oblate.
Skin: Surface yellow, covered rather thinly with dull red splashes and stripes, mixed, overlaid with whitish. Dots white, very minute, nearly invisible.
Cavity: Regular, russeted.
Stem: Medium.
Basin: Abrupt, wrinkled.
Calyx: Closed.
Flesh and Flavor: White, juicy, fine grained, rather spicy, rich, pleasant subacid, very good.
Core and Seeds: Core closed, clasping. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens median. Seeds large, flat.
Season
Winter.
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)Peffer's Duchess X Rail's Genet - Originated by the late Geo. P. Peffer, Pewaukee, Wisconsin. Specimens from E. H. S. Dartt, Owatonna, Minnesota-Fruit medium, regular, oblate; surface yellow, covered rather thinly with dull red splashes and stripes, mixed, overlaid with whitish; dots white, very minute, nearly invisible; cavity regular, russeted; stem medium; basin abrupt, wrinkled; calyx closed. Core closed, clasping; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds large, flat; flesh white, juicy, fine grained, rather spicy, rich, pleasant subacid, very good. Winter.