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THE APPLE. 



crimson ; stem, and cavity, varying in specimens ; calyx., closed, segments 

 long, reflexed ; basin, shallow ; flesh, white, fine-grained, juicy, brisk 

 sub-acid, not rich j core, large. Ripens in June at the South and South- 

 west. 



RED RUSSET. 



Origin, Hampton Falls, N. H. Tree, very vigorous and productive. 



Fruit, large, roundish conic ; skin, yellow, shaded with dull red, and 

 deep carmine in the sun, and thickly covered with gray dots, with a slight 

 appearance of rough russet on most of the surface ; stalk, rather short and 

 thick, inserted in a medium cavity, surrounded with thin russet ; calyx, 

 nearly closed, segments long, recurved in a narrow, uneven basin; flesh, 

 yellow, solid, crisp, tender, with an excellent rich, sub-acid flavor, some- 

 what resembling Baldwin. January to April. (Downing.) 



RHODE ISLAND GREENING. 

 Burlington Greening, | Jersey Greening ? Coxe, \ Hampshire Greening. 



This variety has been condemned in many sections, because of not pro- 

 ducing as fine fruit on the same trees without care, as when the trees were 

 young. Testimony has shown that it is a gross feeder, and needs soil well 

 drained, rich in lime and phosphates ; on usual soils, where the variety is 

 defective, liberal dressing with wood ashes will answer. On sandy soils, 

 well manured, the texture is closer than on clay. It is unreliable, South ; 

 drops too early. 



Fruit, large ; form, roundish flattened, sometimes a little angular at the 

 base end ; color, green, yellowish green when ripe, with a dull blush, on 

 Bull-grown specimens, near the stem ; stem, medium ; cavity, open ; calyx. 



