red color. Its red color, prominent white lenticels, 

 and slight scarf skin made it almost indistinguish- 

 able from Macoun. The flesh is white, tart, not too 

 sweet, and extremely crisp. This apple had the color 

 to pick on September 8 but flavor and other at- 

 tributes did not develop until later. Realistically, 

 this apple showed no sign of drop and it could have 



been picked from the second week in September 

 through the first week in October. Those who tried 

 this apple knew that they would like it before they 

 even tasted it. It was a classic Pavlov's dog response. 



New York 75413-30 (♦♦). This very large disease- 

 resistant apple was harvested too early, on Septem- 



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Fruit Notes, Spring, 1993 



