142 THE APPLE. 



oft quite russety ; calyx, large, open ; basin, shallow ; flesh, whitish, firm, 

 juicy, mild acid. July. 



GILES, 



From Wallingford, Conn. Fruit, medium, conical, dark red ; flesh, ten- 

 der, juicy ; u very good." October to November. 



GILPIN. 



Carthouse, | Eomanite of the West. 



From Virginia. Its keeping and bearing qualities will always render it 

 more or less popular. Fruit, below medium, roundish, flattened at apex, 

 deep red and yellow; stem, varying; cavity, deep; calyx, closed; basin, 

 sometimes furrowed ; core, medium ; seeds, ovate ; flesh, yellow, firm, juicy ; 

 will keep a year. 



GLOUCESTER WHITE. 



American ; medium, roundish oblong, bright yellow, black patches ; flesh, 

 breaking, dry. October and November. 



GOBLE RUSSET. 

 Sweet Seek-no-farther. 



Medium to large, oblong flattened, yellow russet, marbled with red ; flesh 

 whitish yellow, dry, sweet. October and December. 



GOLDEN Goss. 



Fruit, roundish flattened, angular, yellow; stem, slender; calyx, nearly 

 closed ; flesh, whitish, juicy, brisk; " very good " core, medium. 



GRANDFATHER. 



American. Fruit, large, roundish flattened ; color, yellowish white, striped, 

 splashed, and shaded with rich red ; stem, short ; cavity, deep, russeted ; 

 calyx, small, closed ; basin, deep, abrupt, with prominent angles ; flesh, 

 white, tender, juicy, sub-acid. October. 



GR ANN I WINKLE. 



Tree, slow grower, compact head, first described by Coxe ; esteemed only 

 for cider. Fruit, medium, roundish oblong, dark red; flesh, yellowish, sweet. 

 October and November. 



GRANNY EARLE. 



Fruit, small, roundish oval, green, striped and splashed with red ; flesh, 

 white, crisp, tender. November to January. (Hov. Mag.) 



GREEN'S CHOICE. 



Origin, Chester Co., Pa. Tree, vigorous and productive. Fruit, me- 

 dium, roundish conical; skin, yellow, striped with red : flesh, tender, juicy, 

 very mild sub-acid or almost sweet ; ripe, last of August and first of 

 September. 



GREEN CHEESE. 

 Winter Cheese, | Turner's Green. 



Origin, Tennessee. Tree, of rather slow growth, an early and abundant 

 bearer. Fruit, medium, oblate, obliquely depressed ; skin, greenish yellow, 

 covered with brown dots ; stalk, very short, in a broad, deep cavity, sur- 

 rounded by russet; calyx, partially closed, in a broad, shallow, uneven 

 basin ; flesh, rather fine, juicy, with a brisk sub-acid flavor. November to 

 April. (Downing.) 



