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Mary

Apple

Mary

Origin/History Origin unknown.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form: Below medium, roundish.

Skin: Yellow, overspread with light red, striped and splashed with crimson. Few light dots.

Stem: Short, small.

Calyx: Small, closed.

Flesh & Flavor: Whitish, rather firm, crisp, tolerably juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet. Quality: good to very good.

Core: Small.

Season January to March.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.


Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Mary.

Origin unknown.

Fruit below medium, roundish, yellow, overspread with light red, striped and splashed with crimson, few light dots. Stalk short, small. Calyx small, closed. Flesh whitish, rather firm, crisp, tolerably juicy, mild subacid, almost sweet. Good to very good. Core small. January to March.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)