. American horticultural manual .. . ; calyx small, usually wide, regular, somewhat open, clasping, axis short; seeds many,large, flat; flesh yellow, crisp, tender, fine-grained, juicy, mild sulj-acid, nearly l)est. November to Fe))ruary. Ben Davis.—Origin in douljf, more probaljly ^irgiaia or Ten-nessee; widely disseminated at tlie Sinitli before In theSouthwest and West, especiallv Missouri, this is the leading winter 46 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. apple and is planted very extensively; tree vigorous, an early andvery abundant bearer. Although not of first-rate quality the hand-s
. American horticultural manual .. . ; calyx small, usually wide, regular, somewhat open, clasping, axis short; seeds many,large, flat; flesh yellow, crisp, tender, fine-grained, juicy, mild sulj-acid, nearly l)est. November to Fe))ruary. Ben Davis.—Origin in douljf, more probaljly ^irgiaia or Ten-nessee; widely disseminated at tlie Sinitli before In theSouthwest and West, especiallv Missouri, this is the leading winter 46 SYSTEMATIC POMOLOGY. apple and is planted very extensively; tree vigorous, an early andvery abundant bearer. Although not of first-rate quality the hand-siinie appearance and long-keeping capacity of the fruit make itl^rofitaljle for market. Southern-grown specimens are better maturedthan those gro\\Ti at its northern limits, and hence of better recent years many seedlings have been raised from Ben Davis,such as Gano, Etris, and Black Ben Davis, which bear a strong re-semblance to the parent and indicate that the parent sometimesreproduces itself quite closely from Ben Davis. Fruit large, regular, roundish conical, truncated, often unequal;surface smooth, often polished, unctuous at full maturity, yellow,almost wholly covered with brilliant mixed dark red with dark crimsonsplashes and stripes, a handsome, show} fruit; dots distinct, few,minute, gray; cavity deep, regular, acute, usually with much stel-late russet which sometimes extends out over base; stem medium tolong, rather slender; basin medium, in large specimens deep, wide,abrupt, regular ov slightly corrugated; calyx partially open; seg- THE APPLE. 47 ments large, divergent. Core closed, medium, regular, clasping;cells obovate, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; seedslarge, long, pointed, plump; flesh white, tender, moderatel} juicy,pleasant subacid, not rich, good onl}^ All winter and spring. Benoni.—Origin, Dedham, Massachusetts; tree vigorous, upright,,spreading, productive.
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