. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. GRIMES GOLDEN HAWLEY 35 clasping; carpels broadly roundish; seeds large, light brown, narrow, acute; tiesh yellow, firm, crisp, fine, tender, juicy, pleasant, mild subacid, sometimes astringent; good; November to February, sometimes extending into 24. Grimes Golden (X%) GRIMES GOLDEN. Fig. 24. Grimes. Grimes Golden Pippin. In spite of several faults, Grimes Golden is a universal favorite wherever it can be grown. The outstanding merits of the fruits are: beautiful rich golden color, well-moulded form, firm but crisp and tender flesh,
. Cyclopedia of hardy fruits. Fruit; Fruit-culture. GRIMES GOLDEN HAWLEY 35 clasping; carpels broadly roundish; seeds large, light brown, narrow, acute; tiesh yellow, firm, crisp, fine, tender, juicy, pleasant, mild subacid, sometimes astringent; good; November to February, sometimes extending into 24. Grimes Golden (X%) GRIMES GOLDEN. Fig. 24. Grimes. Grimes Golden Pippin. In spite of several faults, Grimes Golden is a universal favorite wherever it can be grown. The outstanding merits of the fruits are: beautiful rich golden color, well-moulded form, firm but crisp and tender flesh, pleasantly acidulous flavor, and most pleasant aroma. Unfortunately, except in the Virginias and adjoining states, the variety has many faults. Thus, the apples do not de- velop size, color, or quality elsewhere than in a few regions, and, wherever grown, they scald badly in storage. The trees, too, are but mod- erately vigorous, and under most conditions must be classed with the "; Grimes Golden originated in West Virginia more than a century ago; its culture is con- fined to the regions named, and Indiana, Illi- nois, and Missouri. Tree vigorous, upright-spreading, drooping, dense; branches short, stout, curved, crooked. Fruit medium to large, round-oblong, often flattened at the ends, some- times conic, regular, sometimee obscurely ribbed; sometimes oblique, symmetrical, uniform, sides often unequal ; stem short; cavity broad, deep, acute, often russeted; calyx large, closed; lobes long, reflexed, often separated at base: basin abrupt, deep. wide, fur- rowed ; skin tough, deep yellow with scattering pale yellow or russet dots; calyx-tube yellow, very broad at the top, conical, deep ; stamens basal; core small, abaxile; cells symmetrical, closed or open; core-lines meeting; cells roundifih, emarginate, concave; seeds numerous, tufted, plump, acute; flesh yellow, very firm, tender, crisp, coarse, juicy, subacid, rich, aromatic, sprightly; very good to b
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