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medium, rather slender. Cavity rather large, acute to obtuse, medium to 

 wide, moderately deep to shallow, usually symmetrical, sometimes rus'setecl. 

 Calyx medium size, closed ; lobes separated at base, medium length, mod- 

 erately broad, acute. Basin moderately shallcw, medium to wide, obtuse, 

 regular, smooth or slightly furrowed, symmetrical. 



Skin thin, tough, smooth, pale waxen yellow with crimson blush. Dots 

 numerous, whitish and submerged or areolar. 



Calyx tube small, narrow, conical to funnel-shape. Siamens median to 

 marginal. 



Core medium size, axile or somewhat abaxile, broadly elliptical ; cells 

 closed or slightly open; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels 

 very broadly ovate. Seeds medium brown, moderately wide, moderately long, 

 plump, acute. 



Flesh white or with slight yellow tinge, fine, moderately crisp, tender, 

 very juicy, subacid, good in quality especially for culinary uses. 



Season September to November or December. 



MAIDEN FAVORITE. 



REFERENCES, i. Downing, 1857:167. 2. Warder, 1867:725. 3. Thomas, 

 1875:505. 



SYNONYMS. Maiden's Apple (i). MAIDEN FAVORITE (i, 2, 3). 



A late fall and early winter variety which originated in Stuyvesant, 

 Columbia county, N. Y. According to Downing it is a desirable amateur 

 variety of delicacy and beauty, medium size or below, whitish or pale waxen 

 yellow sometimes mottled with crimson. Flesh tender, crisp, very delicate, 

 vinous, sweet, good to very good. Tree a rather slow grower with upright, 

 slender branches, and a good bearer. We are not acquainted with this variety. 

 So far as we have been able to learn it is not cultivated outside of the 

 vicinity of its origin and is no longer propagated. 



MARGARET. 



REFERENCES, i. Forsyth, 1803:50. 2. Am. Card. Cal., 1806:584. 3. For- 

 syth, 1824:114. 4. Pom. Mag., i :No.46. 1828. col. pi. 5. London Hort. 

 Soc. Cat., 1831 :No. 708. 6. Kenrick, 1832:26. 7. Floy-Lindley, 1833:7. 

 8. Manning, 1838:46. 9. Downing, 1845:73. fig. 10. Cole, 1849:98. n. 

 Thomas, 1849:137. fig. 12. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:11. 1851. 13. 

 Elliott, 1854:145. 14. Hooper, 1857:31. 15. Warder, 1867:717. 16. Fitz, 

 1872:160. 17. Downing, 1872:10 index, app. 18. Leroy, 1873:454. fig. 19. 

 Barry, 1883:332. 20. Hogg, 1884:141. 21. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:238. 

 22. four. Roy. Hort. Soc., 1898:354. 23. Waugh, Vt. Sta. An. Rpt., 14:299. 

 1901. 24. Budd-Hansen, 1903:124. 



SYNONYMS. D'Eve (18). Duverson's June (17). Early June of South 

 (13). EARLY MARGARET (16). Early Margaret (4, 20). Early Red (24). 

 EARLY RED JUNEATING (6). Early Red Juneating (7, 9, u, 12, 13, 20). 

 EARLY RED MARGARET (4, 7, 8, 9, 10, n, 12, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21). Early Red 

 Margaret (6, 13, 18, 20, 23). Early Striped Juneating (4, 5, 6, 7, 20). 

 Eve Apple (7, of Ireland 4, 5, 6, 9, 12, 13, 20). Herr's June (17). June of 



