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general makeup the apples resemble Summer Ramho closely. The ground 
color, even of the more mature specimens has a rather distinct shade 
of green, Whether that disappears later is uncertain. There is 
evidently rather more tendency for high color than with Summer Rambo 
although^Eade of red differs from the very bright red of Summer 
Rambo. Like Western Beauty it has a suggestion of purple. Pro¬ 
bably in very highly colored specimens the striping would nearly 
disappear and it would be a solid overspread. The stripes that 
appear are less distinct than on either of the other two varieties 
and they are narrower. The dots of Grosh are more nearly like 
those of Summer Rambo but Grosh has a great number of relatively 
small dots about the apex which neither of the other varieties 
has in so marked a degree. The dots are mostly raised. There are 
some irregular dots similar to Summer Rambo but the most of them 
are comparatively small. The distinguishing feature with respect 
to the dots is the great abundance of them about the basin and 
apex in comparison with the other two sorts. In its finish Grosh 
is more like Summer Rambo than Western Beauty because the raised dots 
give it a characteristic roughness of feel while Western Beauty is 
smooth and almost polished. In cavity, basin, eye and stem 
characters the similarity is striking except that Western Beauty, 
as a rule, has a very short stem and at the longest it is rarely 
more than 1/2 inch, usually much shorter. Summer Rambo and Vfestern 
Beauty have stems that are 1/2 to J,/hths of an inch in length. 
With varieties differing, as these do in season, it is difficult 
to make entirely accurate flesh comparisons. 
There are no appreciable color differences in flesh all being 
perceptibly tinged with yellov/. No characteristic differences in 
core lines. Summer Rambo is naturally the riper but it has its 
characteristic tender flesh with mild subacid, rather rich flavor 
and high quality. Grosh, at this time, probably has less acidity 
than Summer Rambo has when in prime eating condition. The acidity 
is very mild, probaTiy approaching neutral* The flavor is probably 
not quite as characteristic as that of Summer Rambo but in quality, 
richness and so forth, it is closely comparable with that variety. 
The chief point of difference is in the texture - Grosh is a 
little finer-grained and the flesh is a little firmer and more 
breaking - in other words, it is a little more criap. Western Beauty 
has the fineness of grain of Grosh, it is a less crisp and is dis¬ 
tinctly more acid than either of the other varieties. Its outstanding 
distinguishing characteristic is its acidity which is rather too sharp 
to be entirely pleasant except to one fond of a rather sour apple. It 
is less rich than either of the other varieties and is not as high in 
dessert quality. The tree characteristics should be noted. Summer 
Rambo and Western Beauty trees standing very close together are practi¬ 
cally identical in habit of growth, both being very strong, vigorous, 
sturdy trees with rather heavy branches and with heavy, dark-green 
foliage and large leaves. Grosh, standing next to Summer Rambo, but 
a little higher up on the bank but under conditions that are pro¬ 
bably not very different as to their influence on growth, Grosh is a 
