Perkins No. 32
ApplePerkins No. 32
Origin and History
Originated by F. I. Perkins of Red Wing, Minnesota, from seed of Malinda. This variety is one of three promising selections (Nos. 32, 46, and 78) from a breeding effort producing some 200 Malinda seedlings, which were just coming into bearing at the time of their first exhibition at the Minnesota State Fair in September 1902.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium, regular, conical.
Color and Surface Features: Surface green with red stripes. Dots white and numerous.
Stem: Medium, stout.
Cavity: Regular, slightly russeted.
Basin: Narrow, slightly ribbed, abrupt.
Calyx: Closed.
Core and Seeds: Core wide open, meeting. Cells roomy, elliptical, slit. Tube conical. Stamens basal. Seeds fifteen, small, plump.
Flesh and Flavor: Fine grained, pleasant subacid, good.
Season
Winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and 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)Perkins No. 32—This and the following two varieties Nos. 46 and 78, were originated by F. I. Perkins, Red Wing, Minnesota, from seed of Malinda. There are some 200 of these Malinda seedlings which are just coming into bearing; first exhibited at Minnesota State Fair, September, 1902.
The fine display certainly was such as to encourage similar efforts—Fruit above medium, regular, conical; surface green, with red stripes; dots white, numerous; cavity regular, slightly russeted; stem medium, stout; basin narrow, slightly ribbed, abrupt; calyx closed. Core wide open, meeting; cells roomy, elliptical, slit; tube conical; stamens basal; seeds fifteen, small, plump; flesh fine grained, pleasant subacid, good. Winter.