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Beauty of Kent (apple)

Malus domestica 'Beauty of Kent'
CultivarBeauty of Kent
Originprobably England, pre 1820[1]

'Beauty of Kent' is a cultivar of apples; the fruit are used for cooking.[1][2] It is known by various names including 'Countess of Warwick', 'Gadd's Seedling', and 'Wooling's Favourite'.[1] It received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1901[1] but was judged of no value for the apple-growing areas of New York State in 1913.[3] Vitamin C 12mg/100g.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Beauty of Kent", National Fruit Collection, retrieved 6 November 2015
  2. ^ Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M. (1905), "Beauty of Kent", The apples of New York, vol. 2, Albany: J. B. Lyon, p. 15
  3. ^ U. P. Hedrick & G. H. Howe (1913), "Apples Old and New" (PDF), New York Agricultural Experimental Station Bulletin, 361: 79–135 pages 110-111
  4. ^ Anton Pedersen, Danmarks frugtsorter

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