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APPLES. 



141. RHODE ISLAND GREENING. Coxe. Thomp. Man. 



Burlington Greening. 

 Jersey Greening ? Coxe. 



The Rhode Island Greening is such an universal favourite, 

 and is so generally known, that it seems almost superfluous to 

 give a description of it. It succeeds well in almost all parts of 

 the country, and on a great variety of soils, and is, perhaps, 

 more generally esteemed than any other early winter fruit. In 

 the eastern states where the Newtown pippin does not attain full 

 perfection, this apple takes its place and in England, it is fre- 

 quently sold for that fruit, which, however, it does not equal. 

 [The Green Newtown Pippin described by Lindley is this fruit.] 



Fig. 51. Rhode Island Greening. 



Fruit large, roundish, a little flattened, pretty regular, but 

 often obscurely ribbed. Skin oily smooth, dark green, becom- 

 ing pale green when ripe, when it sometimes shows a dull blush 

 near the stalk. Calyx small, woolly, closed, in a slightly sunk, 

 scarcely plaited basin. Stalk three fourths of an inch long, 

 curved, thickest at the bottom. Flesh yellow, fine grained, ten- 

 der, crisp, with an abundance of rich, slightly aromatic, lively, 

 acid juice. The tree grows very strongly, and resembles the 

 Fall pippin in its wood and leaves, and bears most abundant 

 crops. The fruit is as excellent for cooking, as for the dessert. 

 November to February or, in the north, to March. 



