TREE of the largest size among Apples. 



WOOD bright chestnut, sprinkled with numerous 

 whitish spots ; strong and erect. 



LEAVES flat, nearly oval, acuminate, regularly 

 serrated. STIPULES small, lanceolate. 



FLOWERS opening rather early. PETALS large, 

 pale blush, somewhat cordate at the base, where 

 they closely imbricate each other. 



FRUIT large. EYE generally close, deeply sunk. 

 STALK about an inch long, deeply inserted. SKIN 

 sprinkled with numerous small russet, white, and 

 green spots. COLOUR, on the shaded side, greenish 

 yellow ; on the sunny side, rich, deep, dull red, 

 streaked and mottled. FLESH yellow, hard, crisp, 

 very juicy, with a delicious, aromatic, subacid 

 flavour. 



