VARIETIES OF APPLES 251 



from Holland, name unknown, which leads him to believe this to 

 be an Old World apple that has somehow found its way to the 

 New World. 



Tree vigorous, spreading, open. Fruit large, round-conic, oblong-conic, 

 or sometimes oblate, flat at the base ; stem short to long ; cavity large, acute, 

 shallow, broad, gently furrowed, sometimes lipped, smooth or russeted; calyx 

 small, partly open or closed; lobes short, obtuse; basin small, often oblique, 

 shallow, narrow or wide, obtuse, furrowed and wrinkled; skin smooth, thick, 

 tough, waxy, pale yellow, often Avith a blush; often a suture line extends 

 from the basin to the cavity; dots numerous, white and submerged or with 

 fine russet point; calyx-tube wide above, short, cone-shape; stamens median; 

 core small, abaxile; cells open, sometimes closed; core-lines clasping; car- 

 pels elongated-ovate, narroAv, emarginate, tufted; seeds small to large, 

 obtuse, dull, dark brown, sometimes tufted; flesh pale yellow, firm, coarse, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, mild subacid, aromatic; good to very good; October to 

 March. 



384. Rhode Island Greening (Fig. 76). — In color, the apples 

 are a mellow^ shade of yellow wdth a dull blush or occasionally 

 a pale red cheek. They are substantially large, never coarse, and 

 very uniform in size and shape. The flesh 

 is tender, very juicy, and has the mellow yel- 

 low tint of the skin. The flavor is rich, pleas- 

 antly acidulous, ahvays refreshing, and as 

 the apples ripen they develop a delightful 

 aroma. The trees are of largest size, have 

 wide-spreading drooping branches, rejoice "r Rb d 



in health and vigor, load themselves w^ith island Greening. 



fruit, and are long-lived. The faults of the 

 fruits are that they bruise rather easily, are often disfigured by 

 apple-scab, and scald badly in cold storage. The trees fail in not 

 holding their load well, in susceptibility to apple-scab, and in 

 tenderness to cold. The name commemorates the state of its 

 nativity. Its cultivation elates back nearly two hundred years. 



Tree large, vigorous, wide-spreading, drooping. Fruit large or very 

 large, round-oblate, sometimes obscurely ribbed, sides slightly unequal; 

 stem green, pubescent; cavity acute, symmetrical or rarely lipped, smooth, 

 sometimes russeted and with narrow outspreading russet rays; calyx large, 

 closed, pubescent ; lobes long, acute ; basin small, shallow, obtuse, regular 

 or furrowed; skin thick, tough, smooth, waxy, green or yellow, sometimes 

 with broAvnish-red blush which rarely deepens to red; dots greenish-white 



