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they were connected l)y intermediate forms in such a way as to 

 render it difficult to say whether two distinct varieties were 

 represented or not. The most striking difference was in coh^r, 

 this varying from a distinctly striped apple to those with a clear 

 blush, with no sign of stripes, a rather remarkable variation to 

 appear in a single variety, but w^hich exists in the Mcintosh. 

 It was evident that if the varieties were really distinct the names 

 were confused, for the apples that were the most typical of the 

 Black Ben Davis were called Gano ; and of another sample, con- 

 sisting of two apples, one would be called Gano and the other 

 Black Ben Davis. In addition to examining these apples, the 

 writer has consulted all the available literature on this point, and 

 after considering everything with care, is, on the whole, in- 

 clined to the opinion that these are two distinct varieties, and 

 describes them accordingly. 



Description of Fruit. — Size, below medium to above, not uniform; 

 form, round conic, almost regular, slightly compressed, generally with 

 unequal sides, rounded base and round conic apex ; color, bright greenish 

 yellow, covered with rich, dark red, 20 pev cent, to 95 per cent., blushed 

 and mottled, sometimes showing slight tendency to striping; bloom, 

 medium to heavy, waxy; skin, medium thick, rather tough, smooth and 

 shining-; dots, inconspicuous, medium in number, small, round, gray, 

 scattering, scarcely raised ; cavity, medium in depth and breadth, sloping, 

 acute, nearly regular, slightly compressed, partly filled Avith greenish 

 russet ; stem, long, very slender, curved, brownish red, smooth ; basin, 

 rather shallow, medium, generally abrupt, nearly regular, slightly com- 

 pressed; calyx, closed or partly open, medium, pubescent; segments, 

 medium, reflexed; tube, short, medium width, conic, medium stamens, 

 pistil point present; core, axile, large, central, turbinate, core lines 

 meeting or clasping; cells, closed, medium; carpels, broad oval, eniar- 

 ginate, smooth, medium concavity; seeds, few to medium, plump, medium 

 size, medium brown, oval, medium pointed; axis, medium to rather 

 long, straight; flesh, white, firm, medium coai'se, rather dry; flavor, sub- 

 acid; quality, good. Described from six specimens received from the 

 New York Experiment Station. 



Coffelt. 



This apple originated with Wyatt Coifelt of Bentonville, Ark., 



and is said by Henthorn to be a seedling of the Red Limbertwig, 



though Beach says that some nursery catalogues state that it is 



a seedling of the Ben Davis. As received from the New York 



