Cultivar 296: Marvel

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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: 11 | History events: 0 | Catalog issue offerings: 0

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Claim Types: description_snippet:3, flavor_profile:1, fruit_size:1, growth_habit:1, productivity:1, selection_origin_reference:1, source_reference_abbreviation:1, taxon_context:1 | Open evidence summary JSON | Open citation drawer JSON

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Sources using the name Marvel do not clearly describe a single cultivar. A 1950 Daniels Nursery catalog presents Marvel, also called Brunes, as an everbearing strawberry of "outstanding merit." It describes vigorous, productive plants with large, very sweet berries that withstand drought exceptionally well. The catalog also calls it the sweetest everbearing sort in that list. [S2]

A very different source, Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, includes a separate and much shorter entry for Marvel as an apple cultivar. That record gives only a brief note: a U.S. apple listed in trial in 1972, with no parentage, breeder, fruit description, or hardiness details on the cited page. [S1]

Because these sources point to different fruits, Marvel cannot yet be summarized confidently as one cultivar. The strawberry record is the only one with real descriptive detail: an everbearing sort valued for sweetness, large fruit, vigor, productivity, and drought tolerance. [S2] The apple record currently supports only the existence of an apple named Marvel in prairie trial documentation. [S1]

The unresolved issue is identity. These sources may refer to two distinct cultivars that share the same name, rather than one fruit with a coherent history. [S1] [S2]

Summary source basis

This summary currently draws chiefly from Edible Apples in Prairie Canada, with 1 additional supporting sources linked below.

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“US; trial 1972.”
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Citation Drawer (Top Supporting Sources)

DocumentTitle/URLRightsClaimsRelationshipsHistory EventsPagesSnippets
106Daniels planting guide, 1950unknown700p27Berries are very sweet; the catalog states they are the sweetest of all the everbearing varieties in the writer's opinion.; Berries are large.; Plants withstand drought exceptionally well.; Plants are productive.
3Edible Apples in Prairie Canadaunknown400p46Listed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).; Marked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.; An apparent trial or test date around 1972 is noted, but the scan is uncer

Citation Evidence (Page-Linked Quotes)

DocumentPageClaim TypeClaimQuoteMatch
3p46description_snippetListed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).Marvel US [trial 1972?) STpage_block:0.90
3p46taxon_contextMarked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.Marvel US [trial 1972?) STpage_block:0.90
3p46description_snippetAn apparent trial or test date around 1972 is noted, but the scan is uncertain.Marvel US [trial 1972?) STpage_block:0.90
3p46selection_origin_referenceOrigin noted as United States.Marvel US [trial 1972?) STpage_block:0.90
106p27flavor_profileBerries are very sweet; the catalog states they are the sweetest of all the everbearing varieties in the writer's opinion.MARVEL (Brunes)-An everbearing variety of outstanding merit.page_block:0.90
106p27fruit_sizeBerries are large.MARVEL (Brunes)-An everbearing variety of outstanding merit.page_block:0.90
106p27entry_hardiness_observationPlants withstand drought exceptionally well.MARVEL (Brunes)-An everbearing variety of outstanding merit.page_block:0.90
106p27productivityPlants are productive.MARVEL (Brunes)-An everbearing variety of outstanding merit.page_block:0.90
106p27growth_habitPlants are vigorous.MARVEL (Brunes)-An everbearing variety of outstanding merit.page_block:0.90
106p27description_snippetAn everbearing variety of outstanding merit.MARVEL (Brunes)-An everbearing variety of outstanding merit.page_block:0.90
106p27source_reference_abbreviationAlso identified as Brunes.MARVEL (Brunes)-An everbearing variety of outstanding merit.page_block:0.90

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Evidence Claims

TypeClaimConfidence
description_snippetListed as a standard apple (standard apple, fruit 5 cm diameter or more).0.96
taxon_contextMarked ST, meaning a standard apple with fruit 5 cm diameter or more.0.95
description_snippetAn apparent trial or test date around 1972 is noted, but the scan is uncertain.0.45
selection_origin_referenceOrigin noted as United States.0.74
flavor_profileBerries are very sweet; the catalog states they are the sweetest of all the everbearing varieties in the writer's opinion.0.92
fruit_sizeBerries are large.0.89
entry_hardiness_observationPlants withstand drought exceptionally well.0.92
productivityPlants are productive.0.89
growth_habitPlants are vigorous.0.90
description_snippetAn everbearing variety of outstanding merit.0.94
source_reference_abbreviationAlso identified as Brunes.0.71

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