The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . THE JIHOBE iSLATO GREEUmC- APPLE, i^-LLita of Araerrca Pfate ¥° ^Uroiwri from ¥atare tx Cfiromo Iitla-i Iv T/V Slaarp. THE RHODE-ISLAND GREENING APPLE. Khode-Island Greening. Coxes View of Fruits, &c. Jersey Greening, ) Burlington Greening, j According to Core. Hampshire Greening, according to American Fruit Growers Guide. There are few apples better known than theRhode-Island Greening, and few, if any, thatsurpass it, all its qualities considered. It
The fruits of America : containing richly colored figures, and full description of all the choicest varieties cultivated in the United States . THE JIHOBE iSLATO GREEUmC- APPLE, i^-LLita of Araerrca Pfate ¥° ^Uroiwri from ¥atare tx Cfiromo Iitla-i Iv T/V Slaarp. THE RHODE-ISLAND GREENING APPLE. Khode-Island Greening. Coxes View of Fruits, &c. Jersey Greening, ) Burlington Greening, j According to Core. Hampshire Greening, according to American Fruit Growers Guide. There are few apples better known than theRhode-Island Greening, and few, if any, thatsurpass it, all its qualities considered. It isextensively cultivated, and, with the exception ofthe Roxbury Russet and Baldwin, is more gen-erally planted than any other variety. Indeed,these three apples are the main orchard fruits ofthis country, and are not likely soon to be dis-placed by kinds of more recent introduction. Asa cooking apple, the Greening is unsurpassed;and as a dessert fruit of its season, has fewequals. To some tastes it is rather acid; but the tenderness of itsvery juicy flesh, the sprightliness of its abundant juice, and the delicacyof its rich and fine flavor, is not excelled by any of the numerousvarieties that we at present possess. In addition to these merits, itripe
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