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Gravenstein. 



Michigan Agricultural College Experiment Substation, South Haven, Van Buren 

 County, Mich.: No. 1, quite well colored; picked September 9, 1902, stored Sep- 

 tember 11; November 14, 1902, ripe, but still firm, quality good; should be 

 sold by November 1. 

 New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y. : No. 1, highly 

 colored; picked September 18, stored September 27, 1902; commercial limit 

 December 1, 1902, after which it softened; no scald. 

 Green Crimean. 

 New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y. : Hard, sound; 

 picked October 4, 1902, stored October 11; May 1, 1903, firm, in good commercial 

 condition; no scald or decay. 

 Green Newtown. Synonym: Newtown Pippin. 

 New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y. : No. 1; 

 picked October 12, 1901, stored October 21; in March, 1902, it was too green for 

 use; May 1 hard, no decay, scald slight. 



Green Sweet. 

 W. S. Miller, Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, W. Va. : No. 1; picking date unde- 

 termined; stored October 18, 1901; commercial limit March 1 to 15, 1902, when it 

 began to mellow; no scald. 



Greening. (See Rhode Island.) 



Greenville. Synonym: Downing' s Winter Maiden Blush. 

 New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y. : Large, finely 

 colored, No. 1; picked October 12, 1901, stored October 21, 1901; in excellent 

 commercial condition till February 1, 1902, when scald began to develop; one- 

 third scalded March 14, 1902. 



Grimes. Synonym: Grimes Golden. 



W. S. Miller, Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, W. Va. : Bright, No. 1; picked Sep- 

 tember 20, 1901, stored October 16; mellow when stored; began to deteriorate 

 from decay after January 1, 1902. 



New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y. : No. 1, fair 

 color; picked October 2, 1902, stored October 11; in good condition commer- 

 cially till February 1, 1903, when scald began to develop; May 1, all scalded, 

 semifirrn. 



Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Va. : 

 No. 2; considerable codling-moth injury; picked September 26, 1901, stored 

 October 16; limit December 1, 1901, after which the fruit rotted badly; scald 

 began to develop in March, 1902; probably injured by delay in storage. 



Grimes Golden. (See Grimes.) 



Haas. Synonym: Fall Queen. 



Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Penobscot County, Me.: Well 

 colored, No. 1; picked September 16, 1901, stored October 24; semifirrn when 

 stored; commercial limit December 1, 1901, after which the flesh began to soften 

 throughout. 



Massachusetts Agricultural College Experiment Station, Amherst, Hampshire 

 County, Mass. : Mixed grade, well colored; picked September 3, 1902; stored 

 October 3; firm till December 1, 1902, after which the flesh became mealy; no 

 scald. 



New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario, County, N. Y. : Fair col- 

 ored, No. 1; picked September 7, 1902, stored September 27; after December 1, 

 1902, the flesh began to mellow, grow mealy, and decay. 



