Adam's Apples

I have two medium-sized green-yellow apples with small rosy blushes washed over the peel in varying intensities. The lenticel dots, though present, are not obvious.  ¶  Each has some modest ribbing and is a little oblated at bottom and top. They are temptingly firm in hand.

Imperfect translation: Beauty of August My samples of this apple are small. The partial blush, streaky in spots, is a cheerful red over yellow green, decorated with light lenticels in the blush. There's really no ribbing to speak of, and despite a slight taper, the overall impression is round. The stem adds a jaunty note.

Cortland replaces Paula Red at the market this week. There is often a pause in the market this time of year. Still, there's cause for concern about the harvest, given the snap freeze back in May.  ¶ The next few weeks should tell the tale.

Left to right: Lobo , the larger and squatter, and its mother, McIntosh .  ¶  (The camera angle hides a significant size difference.)  ¶  My Mac's blush is a little darker and less orange, but both have the same streaky character over similar yellow green.

No photo today! I thought I'd taken Melba's portrait, so I went ahead and ate my samples to write up my review.  ¶  Too late, I discovered I hadn't gotten the shot after all.  ¶  Sorry! In lieu of that, sit back and picture the following:

Lobo's red streaky blush over spring green suggests a squat, hulking McIntosh , though the blush is more orange and is decorated with many tan lenticels of varying sizes.  ¶  These have partially open calyxes and almost no ribbing. Mine are pretty large.

King McIntosh, magnificent (and pricey!), at farmers market earlier today in Arlington, Massachusetts.  ¶ McIntosh heralds the harvest profound.