Deacon Jones

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From
Pennsylvania
Description
Fruit showy and of good marketable size, averaging larger than Baldwin. When well colored it is handsome, the yellow ground color being mostly overlaid with good red, relieved with dots of a contrasting color.
Flesh quality
Rather firm, coarse, somewhat crisp, tender, moderately juicy, mild subacid, slightly aromatic, not high in quality, fair to possibly good
Flesh color
yellow, white
Skin quality
Handsome, the yellow ground color being mostly overlaid with good red, relieved with dots of a contrasting color
Skin color
red, yellow, carmine, white mottled
Sizes
very large, large
Shape
oblong, round, oblique, conical
Keeping quality
good
General quality
It is not good enough in quality to be recommended for home use, but it may possibly be of value as a commercial variety.
Uses
market
Eating season starts in
November
Eating season ends in
March
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