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Long Island Pearmain

[sketch of apple]

Mar 24. 1813
[B Forman]

This a very handsome apple of an oblong form &
of the size of a Priestly, being a large fruit.  The Stalk
is small not very deeply planted. The Crown is large
and very hollow. The skin is streaked with large blotches
of red on a rich yellow ground, with faint russet spots.
The flesh is tender, yellow, coarse grained and pleasant
rather dry, keeps till March.
        