Yellow Bellflower
Accession
Vassalboro, ME [Kennebec County]
Synonyms
Bellefleur, Bellflower, Bishop's Pippin, Yellow Bellfleur, Belle Flavoise, Belleflour Jaune, Bishop's Pippin of Nova Scotia, Gelber Bellefleur, Gelber Bellefleur, Gelber Belle Fleur, Gelber Englischer Schonbluhender, Lady Washington, Lincoln Pippin, Linneous Pippin, Metzgerapfel,
Origin
Burlington County, New Jersey; about 1742
Season
Fall-Winter
Uses
Fresh eating/dessert, Storage, Cooking
Distinctive Features
conic, ribbed, yellow skin often with orange-red blush, numerous dots
Resembles
Dickinson, Flory, Kirkland, Mason Orange, Minister, Moyer, Newman, Occident, Ortley, Titus Pippin,
Status of Name
Verified by Old Timer and Visually by Experts
DNA Information
Assumed to be correct; not tested
