Basin medium, folded; Eye medium, closed; Segments long, reflexed.
Cavity acute, wavy, brown; Stem medium, sometimes knobby.
Core small, closed or slightly open, meeting the eye; Seeds numerous, pointed, dark; Flesh white, very tender, juicy; Flavor very mild sub-acid, delicious; Quality very good to best; Use, table, kitchen; Season, August.
Different from Pound Royal of Downing, which is a winter-keeping fruit.
Ridge Pippin.
This fruit appears to be quite a favorite market apple in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, where it originated.
Fruit rather large, round-conic, very irregular, ribbed; Surface yellow, lightly shaded and blushed with red, and sprinkled with russet and crimson spots.
Basin abrupt, furrowed and folded; Eye small, closed.
Cavity wide, regular; Stem short.
Flesh yellow, crisp, juicy; Flavor mild sub-acid, rich.