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When I visited the Home Orchard Society out there in Oregon, there 
was an apple identifier there who had a little keyed book. Just for 
fun I went to my van and brought out a Blue Pearmain to see if they 
could ID it. Well, they didn't need the book at all, they could tell 
right away. I took out a more generic looking variety and then put 
their book to the test. It didn't have that apple in the book if I 
recall. They said that the book is no replacement for good ole' human 
memory but was a useful guide nonetheless. 
What impressed me most was that most of what identifies an apple is 
outside, not inside the fruit- color, stem size and position, 
markings in the flesh, shape and form of the calyx, speckles on the 
skin, etc.. Of course there is a lot of info inside the apple too- 
distance from calyx to this or that. I learned a lot of vocabulary 
that day but seem to have forgotten it!
Kevin B 


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