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Basin abrupt, shallow to moderately deep, medium in width to rather wide, 

 smooth or gently furrowed and slightly wrinkled. 



Skin tough, thin, smooth, bright pale yellow or greenish-yellow with numer- 

 ous, conspicuous russet or green dots, often with thin brownish blush. 



Calyx tube long, funnel-form, sometimes approaching cone-shape, with very 

 wide limb. Stamens median. 



Core rather small, slightly abaxile ; cells fairly symmetrical, closed or partly 

 open; core lines clasping. Carpels roundish, slightly emarginate. Seeds 

 broad, obtuse. 



Flesh nearly as yellow as that of Fall Pippin, firm, rather fine-grained, 

 tender, crisp, juicy, sprightly with an agreeable subacid flavor, good to very 

 good in quality. 



Season January to May or June. 



GANG. 



REFERENCES, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1885:156. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 

 1889:6. 3. Stayman, Am. Card., 11:272. 1890. 4. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:239. 

 5. Van Deman, Am. Card., 20:81. 1899. 6. Mo. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 43:187, 270, 

 271. 1900. 7, Caston, Ont. Fr. Stas. An. Rpt., 8:40. 1901. 8. Va. Sta. Bui, 

 130:132. 1901. fig. of tree. 9. Macoun, Can. Dept. Agr. Bui., 37:43, 44. 1901. 

 10. Stinson, Mo. Fr. Sta. Bui, 3:24. 1902. n. Kan. Sta. Bui, 106:53. 1902. 

 12. Budd-Hansen, 1903:86. fig. 13. Thomas, 1903:326. 14. Powell and 

 Fulton, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 48:42. 1903. 15. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. 

 Bui, 248:121. 1904. 16. Wickson, Western Fruit Grower, 1904:124. 17. 

 Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:116. 1905. 



SYNONYMS. Black Ben Davis (17). Jacks Red (5). Ozark (13). Paytcn 

 (17). Reagan (13). Red Ben Davis (17). 



This is a variety of the Ben Davis type. In the nursery the tree 

 resembles Ben Davis very closely. As grown in Western New 

 York the fruit is more highly colored but on the average is some- 

 what smaller than that of Ben Davis. It is less striped in appear- 

 ance and more of a solid, deep red color, often with a contrasting 

 spot of clear yellow where it has been closely covered by a leaf or 

 twig. In this respect and in its deep, abrupt basin it suggests 

 Jonathan, as at times it also does by its brilliant, deep red or purplish 

 color. It is very attractive in appearance, stands handling well and 

 is a good keeper. In quality it is perhaps a little superior to Ben 

 Davis. The tree comes into bearing young and is an excellent 

 cropper, bearing regularly and abundantly. It has not been tested 

 very many years in New York, but it appears to be adapted to about 

 the same region as Ben Davis. 



Historical Origin obscure. Brought to notice in Missouri about twenty- 

 five years ago and disseminated under the name Gano (i, 5, 6). It is sup- 

 posed by some that the original stock came from Kentucky (5). Some 



