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St. Peter

Apple

St. Peter

Origin and History

A Russian apple imported by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1870. It was received in 1888 by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for testing, sent by Dr. T. H. Hoskins of Newport, Vermont.

Tree

Moderately vigorous grower. Rather slow in coming into bearing. Not a reliable cropper.

Fruit

Size: Small

Form and Surface: Not described in source.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Greenish-yellow, streaked and splashed with dull carmine.

Flesh and Flavor: Mild subacid. Fair quality.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

August.

Uses

Not valuable for planting in New York.

Other

Not described in source.

Sources cited by Beach:

  1. Hoskins, Iowa Horticultural Society Report, 1879
  2. Webster, American Pomological Society Report, 1883
  3. Gibb, Iowa Horticultural Society Report, 1883
  4. Hoskins, Rural New York, 1886
  5. Schroeder, Montreal Horticultural Society Report, 1886–87
  6. New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report, Vol. 7, 1888
  7. Bailey, Annual of Horticulture, 1892
  8. Beach, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station Annual Report, Vol. 13, 1894
  9. Ragan, U.S. Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin 56, 1905

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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ST. PETER.

REFERENCES. 1. Hoskins, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1879:414. 2. Webster, Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1883:113. 3. Gibb, Ia. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1883:440. 4. Hoskins, Rural N. Y., 45:673. 1886. figs. 5. Schroeder, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1886-87:756. 6. N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 7:91. 1888. 7. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:1249. 8. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 13:591. 1894. 9. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bul. 56:231, 273. 1905.

SYNONYMS. No. 80 (5, 9). No. 372 (9). PETROVSKOE (5, 9). PETROWSKOE (2, 3). Petrowskoe (9). ST. PETER (1, 4, 6, 7, 8). St. Peter (2, 3, 9).

A small August apple, greenish-yellow streaked and splashed with dull carmine, mild subacid, fair quality. The tree is a moderately vigorous grower, rather slow in coming into bearing and not a reliable cropper. Not valuable for planting in New York.

Historical. A Russian apple imported by the United States Department of Agriculture in 1870. It was received in 1888 from Dr. T. H. Hoskins, Newport, Vt., for testing at this Station (6).

— S.A. Beach, The Apples of New York, Vol. 2 (1905)
No. 372 No. 80 Petrovskoe Petrowskoe