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VARIATION IN THE APPLE 



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many of the Washington-grown apples of the variety were 

 equal to those from most sections of the east. Striking 

 variations in form were displayed by the fruit from dif- 

 ferent localities. Those lots from the more elevated and 

 cooler sections of the state were of an oblong, conic form 

 and usually had shallow irregular basins, while those 

 from the warm valleys were less elongated and had deep 

 and usually quite regular basins, being more like the fruit 

 from the Ben Davis belt of the east. The fruit developed 

 better texture and quality also in the valleys though it was 

 coarser and more spongy than the eastern fruit. Most of 

 the Washington grown samples of Ben Davis were more 

 decidedly striped than those from the east. This effect is 

 produced by the clearer yellow ground color, which in the 

 eastern-grown fruit is more or less suffused with red. 

 The apples from the elevated localities of Pullman, 

 Cloverland and White Salmon were relatively small in 

 size and poorly colored. Because of its low dessert qual- 

 ity, the planting of this variety for shipment to the east 

 can not be recommended. The most desirable feature of 

 the Ben Davis fruit is its good keeping quality. A tend- 

 ency to mealiness late in the season was observed in 

 some of the fruit from the irrigated valleys, while those 

 grown at Pullman and Cloverland wilted badly toward 

 the close of the season. 



Delicious. — This is one of the newer varieties and when 

 well grown is a dessert apple of fine appearance and high 

 quality. In many of its characters, but especially in flavor 

 and aroma, Delicious resembles the White Pearmain, 

 though in color it bears a likeness to the Winesap group. 

 In moderately elevated situations in some parts of the 

 state it displays a well-balanced adaptation and attains 

 excellent size, color, texture and quality, though none of 

 those examined were quite equal in quality to the Deli- 

 cious from New York. When grown in too low and warm 

 a location the fruit ha* a tendency to become overripe and 

 when stored tends to soften in the center, after which it 

 loses greatly in quality. The sample from Clarkston had 



