Striped Anis

Apple

Striped Anis

Origin / History

Planted spring 1894 at the Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz, B.C., and listed in the Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900). Lowther's Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914) gives Northern Division reporting stations as 1, with the variety reported in more than one division.

Tree

Tree a vigorous grower (Agassiz).

Fruit

Size: Small (Lowther); medium (Agassiz).

Form: Oblate.

Stem: Not described in source.

Cavity: Not described in source.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Basin: Not described in source.

Skin: Yellow, with stripes of red.

Dots: Not described in source.

Flesh and flavor: Flesh yellowish, juicy, a little coarse; flavor of a pleasant subacid character. Quality good (Agassiz).

Core and seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Last of July at Agassiz.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes / Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Nursery Catalog Sources

Found in 1 catalog (1900)

Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900

View original book sources (2)

Striped Anis: size small. Northern Division reporting stations: 1, with the variety reported in more than one division (indicated by asterisk).

— Granville Lowther (ed.), Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914)

Planted Spring 1894. Tree a vigorous grower. Fruit of medium size, oblate. Skin yellow, with stripes of red. Flesh yellowish, juicy, a little coarse, of a pleasant sub-acid character, quality good. Season last of July.

— Central Experimental Farm, Central Experimental Farm, Agassiz BC — Catalogue of Fruit Trees under Test (Bulletin No. 3, 1900) (1900)