Summary
This wax model is based on a specimen grown and presented to the museum by the Horticultural Society of Victoria from their gardens at Burnley, 1884. The model was made in the museum. The model maker was not recorded.
This variety was first raised by Burrell Atkinson at Leavonworth, Kansas. This apple is a dessert variety and is harvested in autumn. This variety is not in Ikin's Listing of Fruits, 1974 edition.
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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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References
[Book] Winzenried, A. P. 1991. Green Grows Our Garden: a Centenary History of Horticultural Education at Burnley.
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