Basin medium, rather abrupt; Eye small, closed.
Cavity acute, deep, regular; Stem short.
Core regular, wide, closed; Seeds numerous; Axis very short; Flesh white, breaking, tender and juicy when ripe; with a mild sub-acid flavor; Use ornament and dessert; Season December until March.
Maiden's Blush.
Fig. 77.—MAIDEN'S BLUSH.
This beautiful and profitable fruit has received the unqualified approbation of thirteen out of the eighteen States that have reported to the American Pomological Society. It is a native of New Jersey, and is still held in high repute there as a market apple. The tree is hardy, vigorous, spreading and productive, beginning to bear quite early.
Fruit medium, to large, regular, flat and very handsome; Surface very smooth, polished, of a pale waxen yellow and blushed with bright carmine; Dots minute.
Basin shallow, regular or wavy; Eye small, closed.
Cavity wide, wavy; Stem medium to short.