QUEEN CAROLINE
AppleOrigin/History
Raised by Mr. T. Brown, a nurseryman of Measham, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, about 1820. Named after the much discussed Queen. Also known as Spencer's Favourite and Brown's Queen Caroline.
Tree
Growth moderate; fertile. Makes a good standard and bears well. Leaf rather large, dark green, round oval, regularly serrate, upfolded, undulating.
Fruit
Size and Form: Fairly large, 3 by 2¾, flattened round, regular.
Color: Pale greenish-yellow.
Stem and Cavity: Stem medium, in a rather deep cavity.
Eye and Basin: Large, open in a wide even basin.
Flesh: Firm, juicy, yellow.
Season
Till December.
Uses
Culinary; a good cooker.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1900–1911) from England
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)QUEEN CAROLINE. (Spencer's Favourite, Brown's Queen Caroline.) Culinary, till December, fairly large, 3 by 2¾, flattened round, regular. Colour, pale greenish-yellow. Flesh, firm, juicy, yellow. Eye, large, open in a wide even basin. Stem, medium, in a rather deep cavity. Growth, moderate ; fertile. Leaf, rather large, dark green, round oval, regularly serrate, upfolded, undulating. Origin, raised by Mr. T. Brown, a nurseryman of Measham, near Ashby-de-la-Zouch, about 1820, and named after the much discussed Queen. A good cooker, makes a good standard and bears well thus.