“Hogg” is a reference work describing in detail all the known apple varieties in 1877, it is useful when trying to identify heritage apples. There is an entry for the Wareham Russet in the 5th Edition of the Fruit Manual by Hogg, published 1884.
FIFTH EDITION OF THE FRUIT MANUAL;
Dedication Oct 17th 1877
Wareham Russet (Tudball Russet)
Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three-quarters wide, and two inches and a quarter high; roundish, obtusely angular, and terminating at the crown in four or five more or less prominent ridges. Skin, greenish yellow, becoming more yellow at maturity, with a brownish red cheek where exposed to the sun; on the shaded side it is more or less marked with dull grey russet. Eye, rather closed, with erect convergent segments, which are divergent at the points, set in a rather deep basin. Stamens, median; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, about half an inch long, deeply imbedded in the cavity. Flesh, firm, crisp, juicy, sweet, and with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. Cells, obovate; axile, closed or slit.
A dessert apple, in use from October till Christmas, much grown in Cheshire, and which derives its name from the village of Waverham (pronounced Wareham) in that county.
Duke of Westminster exhibited Wareham Russet under the name Greenwood Russet
National Fruit Collection:
3. Greenwood Russet:
Preferred name is Wareham Russet
Greenwood Russet
Fruit, small, two inches and a half wide, and two inches high; oblate, even and regular in its outline. Skin, deep yellow on the shaded side, and covered with a coat of ash-grey russet on the side next the sun. Eye, closed, with erect convergent segments, which are reflexed at the tips, set in a shallow, plaited basin. Stamens, marginal; tube, conical. Stalk, very short, not exceeding a quarter of an inch, and set in a wide, flat cavity. Flesh, yellowish, juicy, sweet, and well-flavoured. Cells, obovate; axile, open.
A second-rate dessert apple, which keeps in good condition to February without shrivelling