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Usage Facet: class=edible; edible_score=1.0; ornamental_score=0.0; inferred_from_taxon=no
Relationships: 0 | Linked Entities (visible): 0 | Evidence claims: 13 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0
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Claim Types: recommendation_context:3, source_reference_abbreviation:2, breeder_reference:1, fruit_color:1, fruit_size:1, hardiness_code_expansion:1, tree_form:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON
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Martha is an ornamental crabapple associated with Peter Gideon of Excelsior and dated to 1879. Its fruit is about 4 cm across and described as yellow red. The entry calls it a good commercial crabapple for milder regions, and Erskine recommended it for a sheltered site. Hardiness is listed as H2, meaning moderately hardy in this source. [S1]
Its parentage is uncertain. One entry reads it as a baccata seedling, while another appears to read Rabasta crossed with a seedling, with the first parent unclear in the scan. [S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 2 additional supporting sources linked below.
Featured source descriptions
“Ornamental.”
— [1]
“Listed among crabs and hybrids best for general cultivation.”
— [3]
“Probably one of the three best of the crab and hybrid list.”
— [3]
“Recommended for all districts under Crabs and Hybrids.”
— [2]
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Zone assertions are structured rows. Hardiness claim text appears in evidence claims and page-linked citations.
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 3 | Edible Apples in Prairie Canada | unknown | 11 | 0 | 0 | p45 | References cited: PSM (Shown at the 1901 Provincial Show, Morden MB.).; Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2).; Hardiness noted as H2, indicating moderately hardy in the document legend.; Reference cited as PSM, likely P |
| 14 | A Study of Northwestern Apples | unknown | 2 | 0 | 0 | p18 | CRABS AND HYBRIDS section, all districts.; Listed as for-all-districts in CRABS AND HYBRIDS. |
| Document | Page | Claim Type | Claim | Quote | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | p18 | entry_location | CRABS AND HYBRIDS section, all districts. | CRABS AND HYBRIDS. For All Districts—Martha, Virginia, Whitney, Sweet Russet. For trial: Lyman Prolific, Brier Sweet, Mary. | page_block:0.90 |
| 14 | p18 | recommendation_context | Listed as for-all-districts in CRABS AND HYBRIDS. | CRABS AND HYBRIDS. For All Districts—Martha, Virginia, Whitney, Sweet Russet. For trial: Lyman Prolific, Brier Sweet, Mary. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: PSM (Shown at the 1901 Provincial Show, Morden MB.). | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | hardiness_code_expansion | Hardiness noted as H2, indicating moderately hardy in the document legend. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cited as PSM, likely Provincial Show, Morden. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | recommendation_context | Erskine recommended it for a sheltered site. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | recommendation_context | Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | tree_form | Ornamental. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | fruit_color | Fruit is yellow-red. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | fruit_size | Crabapple or applecrab; fruit about 4 cm. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | breeder_reference | Associated with Peter Gideon, Excelsior, 1879. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| 3 | p45 | entry_pedigree | Appears to be Rabasta x seedling, though the first parent is slightly unclear in the scan. | Martha (Rabasta x sdlg) Peter Gideon, Excelsior (1879) Fruit 4cm, yellow-red. Ornamental. Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. Erskine rec for sheltered site. Ref PSM. H2. | page_block:0.90 |
| Year | Nursery | Catalog Issue | Relation |
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| Type | Claim | Confidence |
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| entry_location | CRABS AND HYBRIDS section, all districts. | 0.97 |
| recommendation_context | Listed as for-all-districts in CRABS AND HYBRIDS. | 0.98 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | References cited: PSM (Shown at the 1901 Provincial Show, Morden MB.). | 0.93 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | Hardiness rated moderately hardy (H2). | 0.96 |
| hardiness_code_expansion | Hardiness noted as H2, indicating moderately hardy in the document legend. | 0.95 |
| source_reference_abbreviation | Reference cited as PSM, likely Provincial Show, Morden. | 0.90 |
| recommendation_context | Erskine recommended it for a sheltered site. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Good commercial crabapple for milder regions. | 0.95 |
| tree_form | Ornamental. | 0.96 |
| fruit_color | Fruit is yellow-red. | 0.95 |
| fruit_size | Crabapple or applecrab; fruit about 4 cm. | 0.96 |
| breeder_reference | Associated with Peter Gideon, Excelsior, 1879. | 0.97 |
| entry_pedigree | Appears to be Rabasta x seedling, though the first parent is slightly unclear in the scan. | 0.55 |
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