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Wagener|ˈvɑːgənə(r)|
Also erron. Wagner.
The name of the Abram Wagener (fl. 1796) American farmer, used absol. or attrib. to designate an apple tree or its fruit belonging to a variety developed on his farm in Penn Yan, New York State (see quot. 1956).
1848Trans. N.Y. State Agric. Soc. 1847 VII. 315 The apple for which it is proposed to award the second premium of the society, is called the ‘Wagener apple’. 1886L. H. Bailey Field Notes on Apple Culture iv. 21 For winter:..Jonathan,..Northern Spy, Wagener. 1915A. E. Wilkinson Apple ii. 24 The Wagener thus fits in well with the Northern Spy in soil requirements. 1925E. Hemingway In our Time (1930) iv. 45 Nick stopped and picked up a Wagner apple. 1956Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) Suppl. 95/2 Wagener..Medium size, round, flattish, irregular, shining yellowish-green, striped and flushed with bright scarlet. 1969Oxf. Bk. Food Plants 48/2 ‘Wagener’..is an example of many good apples raised in the U.S.A. from European stock. |