Archive image from page 53 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhar00hedr Year: 1922 34 GREEN NEWTOWN GREENVILLE grown in highest perfection in but few locali- ties. Nova Scotia, where it becomes a winter apple, best suited to its needs. Graven- stein is an old German apple which has been in America probably a hundred years or more; jt was described as early as 1824. 22. Gravenstein. (XVa) Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, open. Fruit large, uniform in size but not in shape, oblate or round, somewhat irregular, broad at the base, angul
Archive image from page 53 of Cyclopedia of hardy fruits (1922). Cyclopedia of hardy fruits cyclopediaofhar00hedr Year: 1922 34 GREEN NEWTOWN GREENVILLE grown in highest perfection in but few locali- ties. Nova Scotia, where it becomes a winter apple, best suited to its needs. Graven- stein is an old German apple which has been in America probably a hundred years or more; jt was described as early as 1824. 22. Gravenstein. (XVa) Tree large, vigorous, upright-spreading, open. Fruit large, uniform in size but not in shape, oblate or round, somewhat irregular, broad at the base, angular, narrow to broad, irregularly russeted; calyx large, open or closed ; lobes large, long, very broad, acute; basin irregular, wide, obtuse to abrupt, wrinkled ; skin thin, tender, rough, greenish-yellow or orange-yellow overlaid with broken stripes of light and dark red; dots few, small, light; prevailing effect yellow striped ; calyx-tube large, conical ; stamens median ; core medium in size, strongly abaxile; cells open; core-lines clasping the funnel ; carpels broad-ovate, emarginate; seeds large, long, plump, acute, brown ; flesh yellow, firm, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, aromatic; very good to best; late .September till early November. GREEN NEWTOWN. Fig. 23. Albe- marle. Albemarle Pippin. Green Newtown Pippin. Mountain Pippin. Newtown Pippin. Yellow Newtown. ITnfortunately, this apple can be grown in perfection only in certain re- gions, as: Hood River, Oregon; the Albemarle region, Virginia; and along the Hudson River, New York. By virtue of high quality, long- keeping and beauty of fruit, together with good
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