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A LATE-SEASON DESSERT APPLE, DESCRIBED BY MORGAN & RICHARDS (1993) AS MEDIUM-SIZED (5-7CM DIAMETER) OF ROUND-CONICAL SHAPE, THE BASIN OF MEDIUM WIDTH AND DEPTH, SLIGHTLY RIBBED, WITH RUSSET USUALLY PRESENT; THE EYE SMALL AND HALF-OPEN, THE SEPALS MEDIUM TO LONG AND NARROW; THE CAVITY MEDIUM BROAD, QUITE DEEP, WITH A LITTLE RUSSET; THE STALK OF MEDIUM LENGTH, AND QUITE THIN; THE COLOUR OF THE SKIN CHARACTERISTICALLY DISPLAYING AN ORANGE RED FLUSH WITH RED STRIPES OVER GREENISH YELLOW TURNING TO GOLD, WITH A LITTLE RUSSETING AS DOTS AND PATCHES; WHEN PERFECTLY RIPE, DELICIOUSLY SWEET AND ENTICING WITH RICH INTENSE AROMATIC FLAVOUR; DEEP CREAM FLESH; SPICY, HONEYED, NUTTY, PEAR-LIKE, BUT WITH A SUBTLE BLEND OF GREAT COMPLEXITY.