100 THE APPLE. 
highiy 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 early in 
autumn, it will keep till April. , 
Rhode Island Greening. 
Peed 
Ruopz Istanp Greening. Coxe. Thomp. Man, 
Burlington Greening. Jersey Greening? Come. 
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 
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