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uniform in size. Stem medium to rather long, slender to moderately thick. 

 Cavity somewhat furrowed, deep, acuminate, moderately broad, smooth or 

 with some radiating russet rays. Calyx medium to rather large, closed or 

 somewhat open ; lobes rather leafy, long, acute. Basin variable, usually 

 medium in width and depth, abrupt, slightly wrinkled and more or less 

 obscurely furrowed. 



Skin grass-green eventually becoming pretty yellow with a thin brownish- 

 red blush in highly colored specimens. Dots green or with fine russet point, 

 often submerged and whitish. Prevailing color green. 



Calyx tube wide, cone-shape. Stamens median. 



Core rather large, abaxile, open ; core lines somewhat clasping or nearly 

 meeting. Carpels roundish ovate. Seeds numerous, medium or below, rather 

 narrow, acute. 



Flesh greenish-white, tender, fine-grained, juicy, very sweet, good. 



Season December to April or May. 



GREENVILLE, 



REFERENCES, i. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 13:587. 1894. 2. Buechly, 

 E. M., Greenville, Ohio, Cat., 1895. fig. 3. Amer. Card., 17:162. 1896. fig. 4. 

 Can. Hort., 19:86. 1896. fig. 5. Beach, N. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 15:280. 1896. 6. 

 Ib., Western N. Y. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1900:35. 7. Powell and Fulton, U. S. B. 

 P. I. Bui., 48:43. 1903. 8. Farrand, Mich. Sta. Bui., 205:42. 1903. 9. Beach 

 and Clark, .V. Y. Sta. Bui, 248:123. 1904. 



SYNONYM. DOWNING WINTER MAIDEN BLUSH (i, 2, 3, 4). Downing 

 Winter Maiden Blush (5. 6, 7, 9). 



Fruit attractive on account of its desirable size and clear bright 

 color. The skin is tough and withstands rough handling pretty well 

 for a yellow apple. Suitable for general market and culinary pur- 

 poses but it does not excel in quality. The tree is satisfactorily pro- 

 ductive, being usually an annual bearer alternating light with heavier 

 crops. 



Historical. Originated from seed of Maiden Blush in 1874 by Jason Down- 

 ing, Darke county, Ohio. E. M. Buechly, Greenville, Ohio, introduced it 

 under the name Downing's Winter Maiden Blush but afterwards changed the 

 name to Greenville. It has not yet become generally disseminated in New 

 York. 



TREE. 



Tree vigorous, upright becoming rather spreading. Twigs below medium, 

 rather slender to moderately stout, nearly straight; internodes medium or 

 below. Bark clear reddish-brown or olive-green, somewhat pubescent. Lenti- 

 ccls rather conspicuous, moderately numerous, small to medium, usually elon- 

 gated, raised. Buds below medium, generally roundish, slightly pubescent, 

 acute, appressed. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit large to medium. Form roundish oblate to roundish oblong, usually 

 symmetrical but sometimes slightly irregular or obscurely ribbed, uniform 

 in shape. Stem short. Cavity acute to acuminate, rather deep, moderately 



