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clasping ; carpels broadly roundish ; seeds large, light 

 brown, narrow, acute ; flesh yellow, firm, crisp, fine, 

 tender, juicy, pleasant, mild subacid, sometimes 

 astringent ; good ; November to February, sometimes 

 extending into April. 



24. Grimes Golden 



GRIMES GOLDEN. Fig. 24. Grimes. 

 Grimes Golden Pippin. In spite of several 

 faults, Grimes Golden is a universal favorite 

 wherever it can be grown. The outstanding 

 merits of the fruits are: beautiful rich golden 

 color, well-moulded form, firm but crisp and 

 tender flesh, pleasantly acidulous flavor, and 

 most pleasant aroma. Unfortunately, except in 

 the Virginias and adjoining states, the variety 

 has many faults. Thus, the apples do not de- 

 velop size, color, or quality elsewhere than in a 

 few regions, and, wherever grown, they scald 

 badly in storage. The trees, too, are but mod- 

 erately vigorous, and under most conditions 

 must be classed with the "unmanageables." 

 Grimes Golden originated in West Virginia 

 more than a century ago; its culture is con- 

 fined to the regions named, and Indiana, Illi- 

 nois, and Missouri. 



Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, drooping, dense ; 

 branches short, stout, curved, crooked. Fruit medium 

 to large, round-oblong, often flattened at the ends, some- 

 times conic, regular, sometimes obscurely ribbed ; 

 sometimes oblique, symmetrical, uniform, sides often 

 unequal ; stem short ; cavity broad, deep, acute, often 

 russeted ; calyx large, closed ; lobes long, reflexed, 

 often separated at base ; basin abrupt, deep, wide, fur- 

 rowed ; skin tough, deep yellow with scattering pale 

 yellow or russet dots ; calyx-tube yellow, very broad at 

 the top, conical, deep ; stamens basal ; core small, 

 abaxile ; cells symmetrical, closed or open ; core-lines 

 meeting ; cells roundish, emarginate, concave ; seeds 

 numerous, tufted, plump, acute ; flesh yellow, very firm, 

 tender, crisp, coarse, juicy, subacid, rich, aromatic, 

 sprightly ; very good to best ; November to January or 

 February. 



GROSH. Grosh's Mammoth. Large Rambo, 

 Ohio Beauty. Summer Rambo. Western Beauty. 

 The number of synonyms is usually a measure 

 of merit not so in the case of Grosh. While 

 the apples are handsome when well-colored, 

 they are not high in quality; and the trees, 

 though good in most characters, have the fatal 

 fault of not being able to carry the crop, much 

 of which drops prematurely. The variety is 

 at its best in Ohio, where it is reputed to have 

 originated about 1840; it was described first 

 in 1853. 



Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, open, with long, 

 stout, curved branches. Fruit large, uniform in size 

 and shape, round-oblate to conical, regular or elliptical ; 

 stem short, thick ; cavity acuminate, deep, wide, often 

 compressed, smooth and green or russeted, symmetrical 



or gently furrowed, sometimes lipped ; calyx large, 

 usually open disclosing the yellow calyx-tube ; lobes 

 separated at the base, long, often leafy, acute ; basin 

 often oblique, large, medium in depth and width, abrupt, 

 somewhat furrowed ; skin thick, tough, waxy, greenish- 

 yellow becoming bright yellow, washed and mottled with 

 bright red and striped and splashed with carmine ; ex- 

 cept in highly colored specimens, yellow predominates ; 

 dots numerous, large, gray or russet, often areolar or 

 white and submerged ; calyx-tube large, wide at the 

 top, conical ; stamens basal to median ; core small, axile 

 or abaxile with hollow cylinder in the axis ; cells 

 symmetrical, closed or partly open ; core-lines clasping ; 

 carpels ovate, emarginate, often tufted ; seeds numerous, 

 dark brown, often abortive, wide, obtuse ; flesh slightly 

 tinged with yellow, firm, coarse, tender, juicy, sprightly 

 subacid, aromatic ; good to very good ; September to 

 January. 



HAAS. Fig. 25. Fall Queen. Haas. Horse, 

 Hoss. Yellow Horse. Because of early bearing, 

 thriftiness, hardiness, and productiveness in 

 tree, Haas has been widely planted in different 

 parts of America, and is still in favor in Texas 

 and other parts of the South. It might be a 

 universal favorite, were it not for the poor 

 quality of the fruit, which has a flavor dis- 

 agreeable to many. Haas originated over half 

 a century ago on the farm of Gabriel Cerre, 

 St. Louis, Missouri. 



25. Haas. (XV 2 ) 



Tree large, very vigorous, tall and upright becoming 

 spreading, with long, slender branches. Fruit medium 

 to large, oblate-conic, ribbed, sides usually unequal ; 

 stem short, thick, often partly red ; cavity acute, deep, 

 broad, usually symmetrical, covered with thin greenish- 

 russet ; calyx small, closed ; lobes separated at base, 

 short, narrow, acuminate ; basin narrow, deep, abrupt, 

 smooth or furrowed and wrinkled ; skin thin, tough, 

 smooth, yellow, mottled, washed and covered with bright 

 red or brownish-red, striped and splashed with carmine ; 

 dots large, inconspicuous, numerous, pale or russet ; 

 prevailing effect red striped with carmine ; calyx-tube 

 variable, long and wide, conical ; stamens median ; core 

 medium, abaxile ; cells symmetrical, open or closed ; 

 core-lines clasping ; carpels round to elliptical ; seeds 

 dark brown, large, plump, acute ; flesh white, often 

 stained with red, firm, fine, a little tough, juicy, sprightly 

 subacid, aromatic, a little astringent ; poor in quality ; 

 October to early winter. 



HAWLEY. Douse. Few apples surpass 

 Hawley in appearance and quality of fruit. 

 The fruits are large, of the Fall Pippin type, 

 made in a similar mould, and have a color of 

 the same pleasing commingling of green and 

 gold. But it is in quality that they become 

 quite preeminent, being characterized by ten- 

 derness, crispness, juiciness and fineness of 

 flesh, and richness of flavor. Hawley can be 

 as readily characterized by its faults as by its 

 merits: the apples cannot be kept long, are 

 frequently water-cored or rotten at the core ; 

 the trees are unproductive; and fruit and 

 foliage are susceptible to the scab-fungus. 



