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Origin/History

Not described in source.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form

Medium in size. Roundish-conical in form. (Lowther's Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture describes the form as "re," which may represent a telegraphic abbreviation for "roundish"; Thomas's American Fruit Culturist gives the form explicitly as roundish-conical.)

Stem

Not described in source.

Cavity

Not described in source.

Calyx

Not described in source.

Basin

Not described in source.

Skin

Yellow.

Flesh/Flavor

Quality rated very good (Lowther); good (Thomas).

Core/Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

Winter.

Uses

Suitable for both kitchen and market use (Lowther). Thomas does not specify use.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Lowther records Premium as reported at one station in the Northern Division, with additional reporting in another division, suggesting the variety was in cultivation across more than one geographic region of the United States at the time of that compilation.