Archive image from page 35 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 8. Ben Davis. {XVz) The trees are vigorous, thrifty, hardy, healthy, bear young, annually, and abundantly, blos- som late, and are, all in all, ideal in every respect except that they are short-lived and produce small apples as they grow old. The apples are large, imiform in size and shape, and are handsomely mottled, striped and splashed with bright red on a yellow background. There are few more beautiful apples. Looks belie the taste, however, as the fruits are poor
Archive image from page 35 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhard00hedr Year: 1922 8. Ben Davis. {XVz) The trees are vigorous, thrifty, hardy, healthy, bear young, annually, and abundantly, blos- som late, and are, all in all, ideal in every respect except that they are short-lived and produce small apples as they grow old. The apples are large, imiform in size and shape, and are handsomely mottled, striped and splashed with bright red on a yellow background. There are few more beautiful apples. Looks belie the taste, however, as the fruits are poor in quality, though in the late spring they are acceptable for dessert, as thej' are at all times for cooking. The origin of Ben Davis is not known, but it has been cultivated in parts of the South since about 1800. It seems not to have been described until the 1857 edition of Downing's great book. Tree medium in size, very vigorous, upright-spreading; branches strong, with numerous short laterals and spurs. drooping. Leaves large. Fruit medium to large, vary- ing from conic to oblong, broad, rounded at the base» often elliptical or irregular, sides sometimes unequal, uniform in shape and in size; stem long, slender; cavity acute, deep, symmetrical, often with rays of thin greenish-russet; calyx closecL with short, acute lobes; basin abrupt, medium in width and depth, obtuse, sometimes furrowed, usually oblique; skin tough, waxy, bright, smooth, glossy, yellow, mottled and washed with bright red, striped and splashed with carmine; dots inconspicuous, scattering; prevailing effect bright deep red, striped; calyx-tube short, cone-shaped, with a long cylinder, frequently with a fleshy projection of pistil point into its base; stamens median; core axile, closed or partly open ; core-lines clasping; carpels flat, obovate, emarginate, mucronate; seeds large, long, irregular, wide, plump, acute, dark brown; flesh yellow, firm, coarse, aromatic, juicy, mild subacid; good; January to J
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