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ing the cylinder of the calyx tube. Carpels roundish to roundish ovate, slightly 

 emarginate. Seeds rather broad, acute to obtuse, light brown, medium size, 

 plump. 



Flesh nearly white, with slight yellow tinge, sometimes stained with red, 

 firm, moderately coarse-grained, rather tender, rather crisp, juicy, with a 

 peculiar rather pleasant but not high flavor, subacid, becoming mild subacid 

 when fully ripe, good. 



Season October to January. The fruit is sometimes kept till March but 

 after midwinter it deteriorates in quality and color. 



BLACK ANNETTE. 



REFERENCES, i. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui., 76:30. 1902. 



A variety which in 1886 was introduced under this name from Marietta, 

 O., into Northern Iowa has proved very hardy there. Because of its hardiness 

 it is considered worthy of attention in the Northwest (i). Its season extends 

 into the spring. Possibly it is distinct from the Black Annette formerly 

 grown in some parts of New York, which is a late fall apple. 



BLACK BEN DAVIS. 



REFERENCES, i. Amcr. Card., 23:403. 1902. 2. Van Deman, Rural N. Y., 

 61:717. 1902. 3. Van Deman, Rural N. Y., 62:500. 1903. 4. Budd-Hansen, 

 1903:50. 5. Ark. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1904. 6. Nat. Nurseryman, 12:18, 19. 1904. 

 7. Wickson, Western Fruit Grower, 1904:124. 



This is a variety of the Ben Davis type, very brilliant in color 

 and decidedly attractive in appearance. In size and color it is inter- 

 mediate between Jonathan and Ben Davis. It is sometimes obscurely 

 striped, but more often it shows a solid, deep red color somewhat 

 like that of the Jonathan. As grown in this state it is but little 

 better than Ben Davis in quality. It appears to be as good a keeper 

 as Ben Davis. It has not yet been sufficiently tested in New York 

 state to demonstrate whether or not it will be valuable in this region, 

 but it appears sufficiently promising for commercial purposes to 

 merit attention in those parts of the state where Ben Davis succeeds 

 best. 



Historical. It is said to have originated about 1880 on the farm of M. Black 

 in Washington county, Arkansas (5, 7). It has been claimed by some that 

 it is identical with Gano. It certainly resembles Gano very closely, but the 

 preponderance of evidence seems to favor the opinion that these two varieties 

 are of distinct origin (7). 



TREE. 



Young trees are upright and vigorous, becoming somewhat spreading, rather 

 dense; branches moderately stout, curved. Does not resemble Ben Davis so 

 closely in tree as Gano does, being more upright and having less willow-like 



