46 



REPORT ON THE 



No. 33 



GREENING (Rhode Island Greening). 



One of the staple varieties for profit in Ontario orchards. No one variety, except 

 the Baldwin, was more widely planted in our Province previous to 1875, but since that 



time it has been liable to 

 scab some seasons, especially 

 in cases where proper spray- 

 ing is neglected. Its color is 

 against it in foreign markets, 

 and yet, as it becomes known, 

 the demand for it increases. 

 It has a tendency to drop 

 early, especially south of Lake 

 Ontario, and, therefore, needs 

 to be gathered in good season, 

 about the first of October, as 

 a rule. Remarkable instances 

 of productiveness have been 

 reported. 



ORIGIN: Rhode Island. 



TREE: very vigorous, spread- 

 ing, a crooked grower; fairly 

 hardy; very productive; suc- 

 ceeds well on a great variety 

 GREENING. of soils. 



FRUIT: large, roundish, sometimes a little flattened, regular, unless overgrown; color 

 green, becoming lighter as it 

 ripens, often showing a blush 

 when well exposed to the 

 sun; dots light grey, aureole, 

 numerous toward the apex; 

 stem seven-eighths of an inch 

 long in a smooth, narrow 

 cavity; calyx partly closed in 

 a nearly smooth shallow 

 basin. 



FLESH: white, with a green- 

 ish tint, yellowing a3 it 

 matures; texture fine grained,* 

 crisp, juicy; flavor rich, 

 slightly aromatic, pleasant, * 

 subacid. 



QUALITY: dessert, medium; 

 cooking, very good. 



VALUE: home and foreign 

 markets, first class. 



SEASON: December to Feb- 

 ruary. 



ADAPTATION : succeeds in 

 the best apple districts. 



SECTION OF GREENING. 



