Princess Louise
ApplePrincess Louise
Origin and History
Originated near Grimsby, Ontario, on the farm of L. Woolverton, probably from seed of Fameuse.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form and Size
Medium, roundish oblate, regular, obscurely angular.
Skin
Surface greenish yellow, almost or wholly covered with fine solid dark red with obscure splashes of darker red, sometimes with thin open net-work of russet. Dots obscure, numerous, minute, whitish.
Cavity and Stem
Cavity wide, obtuse, regular, green; stem medium, slender.
Basin and Calyx
Basin smooth, rather shallow. Calyx closed; segments connivent.
Flesh and Flavor
Flesh tender, juicy, snow-white, fine-grained, pleasant, aromatic subacid (Fameuse type), very good.
Core and Seeds
Core half open; cells round, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median. Seeds few, short, plump.
Season
October to December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
- Budd & Hansen, Systematic Pomology (1914) — listed as Louise, Princess
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— J.L. Budd & N.E. Hansen, American Horticultural Manual, Part II: Systematic Pomology (1914)Louise, Princess. — Originated near Grimsby, Ontario, on the farm of L. Woolverton, probably from seed of Fameuse.
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, regular, obscurely angular; surface greenish yellow, almost or wholly covered with a fine solid dark red with obscure splashes of darker red, sometimes with thin open net-work of russet; dots obscure, numerous, minute, whitish; cavity wide, obtuse, regular, green; stem medium, slender; basin smooth, rather shallow; calyx closed; segments connivent. Core half open; cells round, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds few, short, plump; flesh tender, juicy, snow-white, fine-grained, pleasant, aromatic subacid (Fameuse type), very good. October to December.