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REPORT ON THE 



No. 24 



GREENING. (Rhode Island Greening). 



One of the staple varieties tor profit in Ontario orchards. No one variety, except the Bald- 

 win, 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 



^- spraying 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 pro- 

 ductiveness have been reported. 

 One large tree at Maplehurst, 

 Grimsby, nearly one hundred 

 years planted, yielded twenty 

 barrels one season, and fifteen 

 barrels another. 



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Greening. 



Okigin : Rhode Island. 



Tree : very vigorous, spread- 

 ing, a crooked grower ; fairly 

 hardy ; very productive ; suc- 

 ceeds well on a great variety of 

 soils. 



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

 green, becoming lighter las it 

 ripens, often showing a blush 

 when well exposed to the sun ; 



dots light grey, aureole, numer- f^^ 



ous 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 agreenish 

 tint, yellowing as it matures ; 

 texture fine grained, crisp, 

 juicy ; flavor rich, slightly aro- 

 matic, pleasant, subacid. 



Quality : dessert, medium ; 

 cooking, best. 



Value : home and foreign 

 markets, first class. 



Season : December to Febru- 

 ary. 



Adaptation : succeeds in the 

 best apple districts. 



Section op Greening. 



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