100 THE APPLE. 



highly esteemed variety in Europe, by the great number of syno- 

 nyms under which it is known. It is doubtful, notwithstanding 

 its name, whether it is truly of Canadian origin, as Merlet, a 

 French writer, describes the same fruit in the 17th century; 

 and some authors think it was first brought to this continent 

 from Normandy, and carried back under its new name. At any 

 rate, it is a very large and handsome fruit, a good bearer, and of 

 excellent quality in all respects. It is yet little known in the 

 United States, but deserves extensive orchard culture. 



Fruit of the largest size, conical, flattened ; rather irregular, 

 with projecting ribs ; broad at the base, narrowing towards the 

 eye, four inches in diameter, and three deep. Skin greenish- 

 yellow, slightly washed with brown on the sunny side, sprinkled 

 with dots and russet patches. Stalk short, inserted in a wide 

 hollow. Calyx short and large, set in a rather deep, irregular 

 basin. Flesh nearly white, rather firm, juicy, with a rich, lively, 

 sub-acid flavour. Ripe in December, and, if picked earlv in 

 autumn, it will keep till April. 



Rhode Island Greening. 



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 



