Rhode Island Greening. 
distributed over the middle and western 
states, although Stinson says it is not 
well adapted to Missouri. It is growing 
into favor in the Pacific Northwest, as 
one of the most profitable varieties, being 
considered an early bearer, a good bearer, 
and perhaps the best baking apple in the 
markets. It is better adapted to the mid- 
dle section of the United States than to 
the northern or southern sections. 
Tree not a very vigorous grower as it 
appears in the nursery, but in the orchard 
it attains to greater vigor and good me- 
dium size. Form at first upright, but 
later it is roundish to somewhat spread- 
ing, and drooping with rather slender 
lateral branches. 
Fruit medium to very large, usually av- 
eraging about medium. In the Pacific 
Northwest it is much above medium. Form 
roundish conic or slightly oblong, regu- 
lar or faintly ribbed, usually symmetri- 
cal with sides sometimes unequal. 
Skin thick, tough, smooth, yellow or 
greenish, more or less mottled with bright 
red, sometimes with a general red color. 
See Red Rome Beauty. 
Flesh white, or nearly white with slight 
tinge of yellow, firm, moderately fine 
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grained, rather crisp, juicy, slightly aro- 
matic, agreeable mild subacid, commonly 
good but not high in quality. 
Season from November to April or May. 
Red Rome Beauty 
The “Red Rome Beauty” was one that 
I discovered in my orchard a number of 
years ago. I noticed in one of the rows of 
Rome Beauties a tree the fruit of which 
was much redder than on any of the oth- 
ers. This particular tree has the charac- 
teristics of a Rome Beauty except in the 
coloring of the apple. The shape of the 
tree, the manner of growth, the shape of 
the twigs and leaves are all of the Rome 
Beauty. In fact when the fruit is off the 
trees there is no difference that any one 
can detect. 
The apple is the same in shape and size 
as the ordinary Rome Beauty but has a 
solid red color. This coloring makes it 
a very desirable apple for early market. 
The trees in which this tree appeared 
were purchased from Mr. C. L. Whitney 
of Walla Walla, Wash., in 1895. Nine 
years ago I grafted a number of trees 
from this tree, and after these came into 
bearing I found that they were the same 
as of the parent tree. Three years ago 
