Somerset (N.Y.)
- Description
- Origin unknown but supposed to be Somerset, Niagara county, N. Y. There is a distinct variety of Maine origin which is also called Somerset.
- Flesh quality
- tender, juicy, with a rich aromatic flavor; quality very good or best.
- Flesh color
- white
- Skin color
- white-yellow, brown mottled, gold-yellow
- Sizes
- below medium
- Shape
- conical, round
- General quality
- A fine family fruit.
- Eating season starts in
- August
- Eating season ends in
- October
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Spencer A. Beach, The Apples of New York, vol. 2 (Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1905), 203.