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Dewdney's Seedling
type: Cooking, Sauce
synonyms: Baron Wolseley, Deudney’s Seedling, Dewdney, Lord Wolseley
identification: Medium to large, round to round conic. The base colour is green, blushed pale red and marked with darker red striping. The eye is small to medium and partly open, ste in a shallow and narrow basin. The stem is medium long and somewhat slender, set in a deep and funnel shaped cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is white, moderately firm and very sharp. Mellows in storage.
uses: Cooking. Makes a creamy, tart sauce.
origins: NFC Raised at Barrowby, Grantham, Lincolnshire by Mr Dewdney in about 1850
cultivation: Vigorous.
cold storage: Keeps up to three months.
harvest: Early in the third period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 14
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D. Day 14
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 3
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