Summary
This wax model is based on a specimen grown and presented to the museum by the Horticultural Society of Victoria from their Garden at Burnley, 1884. The model was made in the museum. The model maker was not recorded.
Synonyms: Dixie, Horse Bud, Neverfail, Waddell Hall, Sweet Romanite. This apple is a dessert variety and is harvested in late winter. This variety is not in Ikin's Listing of Fruits, 1974 edition.
Physical Description
Wax model of a small apple with short stem (stem wax has gone, leaving only bare wire), painted red with yellow stripes, small brown mark on side.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation for Modelling from Horticultural Society of Victoria, 1884
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Grower of Item Modelled
Burnley Gardens, Burnley, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1884
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Object Dimensions
60 mm (Width), 55 mm (Depth), 55 mm (Height)
Height of stem: 62mm
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References
[Book] Winzenried, A. P. 1991. Green Grows Our Garden: a Centenary History of Horticultural Education at Burnley.
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