BENONI APPLE. 



Wood. — Dull reddish chestnut, thickly dotted with round russet 

 specks, moderately strong, and very short-jointed; ends of the annual 

 shoots somewhat downy ; old wood, dull olive brown ; buds, small, short, 

 broad, flattened, with rather prominent shoulders, somewhat woolly : 

 Flower-buds, medium size. 



Leaves. — Medium size, oblong-oval, largest in the middle, narrowing 

 to the base, terminating rather abruptly in a point at the apex, deep 

 green, somewhat wavy, and regularly serrated; petioles medium length, 

 about three quarters of an inch long, and moderately stout. 



Flowers. — Medium size, cujDped, and tinged with blush. 



Fruit. — Medium size, about two and a half inches broad, and two 

 and a half deep : Form, roundish, narrowing towards the crown, which 

 is angular: Skin, fair, smooth, with a deep yellow or orange ground, 

 nearly covered with red, distinctly striped with dark crimson, and cov- 

 ered with scattered, whitish specks : Stem, very short, scarcely half an 

 inch in length, slender, and deeply inserted in a rather contracted cavity : 

 Eye, rather large, partially open, and considerably sunk in a deep, open, 

 furrowed basin ; segments of the calyx medium length : Flesh, yellow, 

 fine, crisp and tender: Juice, abundant, rich, vinous, high flavored and 

 excellent : Core, medium size, rather close : Seeds, medium size, pale 

 brown. 



Ripe in August and September, and keeps well. 



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