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surface dark dull green, becoming greenish yellow when ripe, some- 

 times with faint dull blush, at the south somewhat rough and often 

 russeted; dots many, gray, irregular; cavity wide, regular, deep, 

 obtuse; stem medium to long; basin very shallow, small, nearly 

 smooth, often slightly russeted; calyx small, woolly, closed; segments 

 long, pointed, divergent. Core open; cells, abaxile, ovate, widely 

 slit, with much white exudate; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median 

 or basal; seeds few, angular, pointed, not plump; flesh yellow, fine- 

 grained, tender, very juicy, rich, slightly aromatic, rather acid, very 

 good. November to February. 



Ribston (Ribston Pippin). Origin, Ribston Hall, near Knares- 

 borough, England, probably about 1688; highly esteemed in Eng- 

 land, but not equal to some other varieties as grown in the Eastern 

 States; tree spreading, productive, an early bearer. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish, slightly conical; surface rough, 

 greenish, shaded and striped with dull red on sunny side, with open 

 net- work of russet; dots obscure, gray or russet, few; cavity rather 

 wide, rather shallow, somewhat acuminate, often with large stellate 

 russet patch; stem short; basin abrupt, medium, angular and ribbed, 



