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Fruit
Size and Form: A large apple of fair appearance.
Skin: Slightly tinged with red next the sun (ground color not further described).
Flesh: White, juicy, sweet, and agreeable.
Flavor and Quality: Sweet and agreeable flavor. Rated as Good.
Season and Storage
An early fall fruit that keeps well through the winter.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 revised edition)
NOTE ON SOURCE BREVITY: This historical description is concise by modern standards. No information is provided regarding tree characteristics (habit, vigor, leaf form, bearing), detailed fruit measurements, cavity/calyx/basin structure, stem characteristics, core morphology, or cultivation origin. The entry captures all details present in Downing's original text.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Bar.
A large, fair apple, slightly tinged with red next the sun. Flesh white, juicy, sweet, and agreeable. Good. An early fall fruit, and keeps well through the winter.