Bul. 587, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE III 
R.C.STEADMAN DEL. A.HOEN &CO. 
ROME BEAUTY APPLES OF NORTHWESTERN PRODUCTION HARVESTED AFTER 
THE LEAF GREEN HAD DISAPPEARED AND THE TRUE YELLOW OF THE 
NORMAL GROUND COLOR FOR THE VARIETY Was DISCERNIBLE. 
Absence of leaf green, the presence of white, and light yellow in its place—true signs of 
picking maturity in this variety—are shown in the upper figure. 
Cross section of the same fruit from which the green tint in the skin as well as in the flesh 
has disappeared. 
(From Yearbook U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1916.) 
