Prices Choice
AppleOrigin and History
Originated from seed sown in fall of 1874 by Mrs. J. B. Wilson, Ruthven, Iowa. The variety is of northern Iowa origin.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Fruit large.
Form: Regular, roundish, somewhat oblate; truncated.
Skin: Surface smooth, clear yellow, mostly covered with thin dotted red (like Utter) and obscure splashes and stripes. Dots obscure, russet, with some obscure minute suffused whitish dots.
Stem: Medium.
Cavity: Regular, trace of russet.
Calyx: Open, segments erect convergent.
Basin: Narrow, smooth, abrupt, shallow.
Flesh and Flavor: Flesh white, trace of red. Flavor good.
Core and Seeds: Core closed, core outline greenish yellow, distinct. Cells round, axile, slit. Tube funnel-shaped. Stamens marginal. Seeds large, plump.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Specimens examined from Chas. D. Price, Ruthven, Iowa.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Prices Choice—Origin, northern Iowa—Fruit large; form regular, roundish, somewhat oblate; truncated; surface smooth, clear yellow, mostly covered with thin dotted red (like Utter) and obscure splashes and stripes; dots obscure, russet, some obscure minute suffused whitish dots; cavity regular, trace of russet; stem medium; basin narrow, smooth, abrupt, shallow; calyx open, segments erect convergent. Core closed, core outline greenish yellow, distinct; cells round, axile, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seeds large, plump; flesh white, trace of red; good. October, November. Specimens from Chas. D. Price, Ruthven, Iowa. Originated from seed sown in fall of 1874 by Mrs. J. B. Wilson, Ruthven, Iowa.