Ashmead's Kernel Ashmead's Kernel Ashmead's Kernel is a triploid cultivar of apple. Traditionally Ashmead's Kernel was thought to be diploid but a poor pollinator. Ashmead's Kernel is often reported as having been raised by Dr Ashmead in Gloucester, England in the 18th century. However Christine Leighton of the Gloucestershire Orchard Group suggests that the originator may have been William Ashmead, a lawyer who died in 1782. This dessert apple is of medium size, on average 83mm in diameter on vigorous rootstock and has a flat round shape. The base colour of the apple is greenish yellow, yet has a dull russet colour
James Nicol Grieve a director of the Elma Fire Insurance Company and the Farmer's Institute for the North Region of Perth. James Nicol Grieve James Nicol Grieve (July 17, 1855 – August 4, 1918) was a farmer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Perth North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1891 to 1896 as a Liberal member. He was born in Mornington Township, Canada West, the son of Scottish immigrants. He married Ella O. F. Hutchison. He was deputy reeve for Mornington Township from 1892 to 1893. Grieve's election in 1891 was overturned on appeal but he won