Fruit, from medium to large size; form, globular, flattened, broader than long; stem, short and slender; cavity, narrow, deep, and regular; calyx, small, closed; basin, shallow, with a slight, knobby, uneven surface; color, a ground-work of greenish yellow, becoming a rich pale yellow when fully ripe, with irregular, broken stripes of a dull crimson red; surface often a little appearance of russety, with numerous small, star-like specks of russet, and with russet covering the cavity around the stem; flesh, yellowish, and, in full-ripe specimens, occasionally has a tinge of pink upon the side or end that has been most exposed to the sun in ripening - tender, breaking, rich, very mild, sub-acid, nearly best; core, small; seeds, very plump and round, slightly ovate and pointed; season, January to March; tree, a good fair grower, rather spreading than upright, and a good, regular bearer.

Fig. 57. - Beauty of America - (Apple).

I do not know where this variety originated, and from once having received an impression that it was a poor hearer, I discarded it. Subsequent acquaintance with old bearing trees of it convinces me that it is a good bearer, and an apple deserving more extended cultivation.