Serinkia
AppleOrigin and History
Russia.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium or above, regular, roundish, somewhat flattened.
Skin and Color: Smooth, pale yellow, mostly covered with crimson splashes and stripes, mixed and marbled.
Skin Dots: Obscure, minute, white, few.
Stem: Short, stout.
Cavity: Regular, wide.
Basin: Small, very shallow (a marked characteristic).
Calyx: Large, closed.
Flesh: White, fine grained, very juicy.
Flavor: Sprightly subacid; quality good.
Core and Seeds: Core open, clasping. Tube wide, long, broadly funnel-shaped, open to the core. Stamens marginal. Seeds small.
Season
Last of August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Source: N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902), catalog No. 337. Source designation: "(Grayest)".
Book Sources
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Serinkia (No. 337), (Grayest)—Origin, Russia—Fruit medium or above, regular, roundish, somewhat flattened; surface smooth, pale yellow, mostly covered with crimson splashes and stripes, mixed and marbled; dots obscure, minute, white, few; cavity regular, wide; stem short, stout; basin small, very shallow (a marked characteristic); calyx large, closed. Core open, clasping; tube wide, long, broadly funnel-shaped, open to the core; stamens marginal; seeds small; flesh white, fine grained, very juicy, sprightly subacid, good. Last of August.