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EEPORT ON THE 



No. 33 



BLACK BEN DAVIS. 



ORIGIN: Arkansas, on 

 farm of Rev. M. Black. 



FRUIT: large, form much 

 like Ben Davis, the skin 

 also becoming unctuous 

 like that variety; color of 

 skin very handsome, a 

 dark solid crimson, almost 

 black crimson on sunny 

 side; on shaded side the 

 yellow ground color shows 

 through; no true stripes 

 or splashes, but shading 

 varies in depth of color- 

 ing; dots distinct, few, 

 minute, yellow; cavity ob- 

 tuse, medium deep, with 

 stellate russet; stem short; 

 basin deep, abrupt, sharp 

 rimmed, somewhat ribbed ; 

 calyx open. 



BLACK BEN DAVIS. 



FLESH: yellowish white, 

 moderately juicy, mild, 

 pleasant, subacid, good. 



SEA so x: winter. 



SECTION OF BLACK BEN DAVIS. 



