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The McIntosh Red (McIntosh, Mac) is an apple cultivar with red and green skin, a tart flavor, and tender white flesh. It becomes ripe in late September. It is traditionally the most popular cultivar in New England, well known for the pink sauce unpeeled McIntoshes make. Many consider it a superior eating apple and well suited for applesauce, cider, and pies. Species Malus domestica Malus sieversii Apple is the fruit (pome) of the genus Malus belonging to the family Rosaceae, and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... A bowl of applesauce Applesauce (or apple sauce) is a purée that is made from stewed and mashed apples. ... Cider in a pint glass Cider (or cyder) is an alcoholic beverage made primarily from the juices of specially grown varieties of apples. ... This article is about the baked good, for other uses see Pie (disambiguation). ...


Every McIntosh apple has a direct lineage to a single tree discovered in 1811 by John McIntosh on his farm in Dundela, a hamlet located in Dundas County in the Canadian province of Ontario, near Morrisburg. John McIntosh (August 15, 1777 – ca 1846) was the Canadian farmer who is credited with discovering the McIntosh Red apple. ... Dundas County is a historic county in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked...


Offspring of the Mac include the firmer Macoun (a Jersey Black cross), Spartan apple (a Newtown Pippin cross), Cortland, Empire, Jonamac, maybe Paula Red, Jersey Mac, and others. A Macoun apple Macoun apples are a cross between the McIntosh and Arkansas black varieties. ... Cortland is a type of apple. ... Paula Red apple Paula Red is a natural mutation of the McIntosh apple that ripens late in the summer. ...


Borrowing the name

Jef Raskin, a computer scientist, is credited with naming the Apple Macintosh, a computer system, after the fruit, adopting a very common misspelling often seen in grocery stores. It is possible that this spelling was used to avoid confusion with the high end audio manufacturer McIntosh. Due to the persisting popularity of the Macintosh computer line, the misspelling of the cultivar has only been perpetuated. Jef Raskin outdoors, photographed by his son Aza Raskin. ... The first Macintosh computer, introduced in 1984, upgraded to a 512K Fat Mac. The Macintosh or Mac, is a line of personal computers designed, developed, manufactured, and marketed by Apple Computer. ... McIntosh Laboratory is a manufacturer of high end audio equipment based in Binghamton, New York. ...


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Ambrosia • Antonovka • Baldwin • Ben Davis • Blenheim Orange • Braeburn • Bramley • Cameo • Cortland • Cornish Gilliflower • Cox's Orange Pippin • Cripps Pink • Egremont Russet • Elstar • Flower of Kent • Fuji • Gala • Ginger Gold • Golden Delicious • Granny Smith • Gravenstein • Haralson • Honeycrisp • Idared • James Grieve • Jazz • Jonagold • Jonathan • Knobbed Russet • Macoun • McIntosh • Northern Spy • Paula Red • Pink Pearl • Pinova • Red Delicious • Rome • Spartan Granny Smith, an apple cultivar Over 7,500 cultivars of the apple are known. ... Ambrosia is a cultivar of apple originating in British Columbia in the early 1980s. ... Antonovka is an late-fall/winter apple cultivar that was widely grown in the Soviet Union and, previously, in the Russian Empire. ... The Baldwin apple is a bright red winter apple, very good in quality, and easily shipped. ... The Ben Davis apple is an apple variety originating in the American South. ... Blenheim Orange is a cultivar of apple. ... The Braeburn is a cultivar of apple. ... The Bramley cooking apple (or Bramley`s seedling apple) is a type of apple which is almost invariably eaten cooked. ... The Cameo is a cultivar of apple, discovered by chance in a Dryden, Washington orchard in the 1987. ... Cortland is a type of apple. ... The Cornish Gilliflower is a cultivar of apple. ... Coxs Orange Pippin is a cultivar of apple. ... Cripps Pink is a cultivar variety of apple widely available in the Northern Hemisphere. ... Egremont Russet is a variety of dessert apple that is arguably the best of the russet-type apples, with a rich, nutty flavour and crisp, firm and fairly juicy flesh. ... The Elstar apple is an apple cultivar that was first developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s by crossing Golden Delicious and Ingrid Marie apples. ... The Flower of Kent is a large green variety of apple. ... Fuji Kiku on a tree The Fuji apple ( ふじ Fuji、ふじりんご Fuji ringo) is an apple cultivar developed by growers at the Tohoku Research Station in Morioka, Japan in the late 1930s and brought to market in 1962. ... Gala apples Gala is a cultivar of apple, with a mild and sweet flavor. ... Ginger Gold is a yellow apple variety which entered commerce in the 1980s, though the original seedling dates from the late 1960s. ... The Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple with a yellow color. ... granny smith apples are green apples that are yummy! Granny Smith, or green apple, is an apple cultivar originating in Australia from 1868 from a chance seedling propagated by Sir Nicholas Birtles. ... Gravenstein is a variety of apple native to Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. ... The Haralson cultivar of apple was introduced by the Minnesota Horticulture Research Center in 1922. ... Honeycrispâ„¢ (Malus domestica Honeycrisp) is a modern cultivar of apple developed in Minnesota by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities at its Horticultural Research Center. ... Idared is a type of red apple from the United States. ... James Grieve is an old variety of apple. ... Jazz apples are a new brand of apple from New Zealand. ... Jonagold is a variety of Apple, a cross between Golden Delicious and Jonathon. ... The classic Jonathan apple. ... The Knobbed Russet Malus domestica (also known as Knobby Russet, Winter Russet or Old Maid’s Winter Apple) is a large green and yellow apple with an rough and black russet and unusually irregular, warty and knobbly surface. ... A Macoun apple Macoun apples are a cross between the McIntosh and Arkansas black varieties. ... The Northern Spy apple is a variety of apple native to upstate New York state popular for piemaking. ... Paula Red apple Paula Red is a natural mutation of the McIntosh apple that ripens late in the summer. ... The Pink Pearl apple is an apple cultivar developed in 1944 by Albert Etter, a northern California breeder. ... Pinova on a tree Pinova (or Corail) is an apple cultivar, a cross between a Golden Delicious and a Clivia; the latter is a cross between a Coxs Orange Pippin and a Duchess of Oldenburg. ... The Red Delicious is a cultivar of apple. ... The Spartan apple is an apple cultivar developed by Dr. R.C Palmer in 1926 at the Canadian Apple Research Station in Summerland, British Columbia, now known as the Pacific Agri-food Research Centre - Summerland. ...


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General Lachlan McIntosh (1562 words)
Born in Scotland, Lachlan McIntosh was the son of the head of the McIntosh clan.
McIntosh was selected as a delegate from the parish of St. Andrew for the Provincial Congress in 1775, held in Savannah.
McIntosh returned to Fort Pitt and remained in command until May 18, 1779 when he was ordered south to participate in a campaign to recapture Savannah.
98-7048 -- U.S. v. McIntosh -- 02/03/1999 (956 words)
McIntosh was convicted by a jury of two counts of bank robbery, one count of possession of a firearm moved interstate after a felony conviction, two counts of use of firearm during commission of crime, and one count of conspiracy.
McIntosh contends counsel was ineffective at trial because he acted as a courtroom spectator, permitted the court to tell the jury that other courts would correct any mistakes they made, and accepted the government's version of the facts.
McIntosh contends no evidence exists that he used the gun during the robbery itself and, therefore, he could not be convicted of use of a firearm during the robbery.
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