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Apple

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Origin/History

Indiana.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Medium to large

Form: Roundish conical

Skin: Red, striped with deep red

Surface features: Dots minute and few

Stem: Long, slender

Calyx: Medium, closed

Basin: Medium

Flesh: Light yellow, fine-grained, juicy

Flavor: Good

Core: Large, open

Season

December to January

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.


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

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

USDA Nomenclature (1905)

From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56

From Transactions Indiana Hort. Society.

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Stack.

Origin, Indiana.

Fruit medium to large, roundish conical, red, striped with deep red. Dots minute and few. Stalk long, slender. Calyx medium, closed. Basin medium. Flesh light yellow, fine-grained, juicy. Good. Core large, open. December to January. (Ind. Trans.)

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