A dessert apple of first-rate quality; in use from December till April or May. 299. REINETTE VERTE.--Merlet. IDENTIFICATION.--Merlet Abrégé. Riv. et Moul. Meth. 192. Knoop Pom. 49, t. 8. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed, 3, n. 699. SYNONYMES.--Groene Franse Renette, _acc. Knoop Pom._ 132. Groene Renet, _Ibid._ t. 8. Grüne Reinette, _Sickler Obstgärt._ iii. 177. Diel Kernobst. v. 95. FIGURE.--Mayer Pom. Franc. t. xxvi. Sickler Obstgärt. iii. t. 10. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three quarters wide, and two and a quarter high; roundish, considerably flattened at the base, and slightly ribbed at the eye, handsome, and regularly shaped. Skin, thin, smooth and shining, pale green at first, but becoming yellowish-green as it attains maturity, with sometimes a redish tinge, and marked with large grey russety dots and lines of russet. Eye, partially closed, with long acuminate segments, set in a pretty deep and plaited basin. Stalk, about an inch long, inserted in a deep and round cavity, lined with russet, which extends in ramifications over the whole of the base. Flesh, yellowish-white, tender and juicy, with a sweet, vinous, and highly aromatic flavor, “partaking of the flavors of the Golden Pippin and Nonpareil”. A dessert apple of first-rate quality; in use from December to May. The tree is vigorous and healthy, and a good bearer; but does not become of a large size. 300. RHODE ISLAND GREENING.--Hort. IDENTIFICATION.--Coxe View, 129. Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 37. Down. Fr. Amer. 128. SYNONYMES.--Green Newtown Pippin, _Lind. Guide_, 50. Jersey Greening, _Coxe View_, 129. Burlington Greening, _acc. Coxe_. Fruit, large, three inches and a quarter wide, and two inches and a half high; roundish and slightly depressed, with obscure ribs on the sides. Skin, smooth and unctuous to the touch, dark green at first, becoming pale as it ripens, and sometimes with a faint blush near the stalk. Eye, small and closed, set in a slightly depressed basin. Stalk, three quarters of an inch long, curved, thickest at the insertion, and placed in a narrow and rather deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish, tinged with green, tender, crisp, juicy, sugary, with a rich, brisk, and aromatic flavor. An apple of first-rate quality for all culinary purposes, and excellent also for the dessert; it is in use from November to April. The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, hardy, and an excellent bearer; succeeds well in almost any situation. This variety is of American origin, and was introduced to this country by the London Horticultural Society, who received it from David Hosack, Esq., M.D., of New York. It is extensively grown in the middle states of America, where the Newtown Pippin does not attain perfection, and for which it forms a good substitute. 301. RIBSTON PIPPIN.--Fors. IDENTIFICATION.--Fors. Treat. ed. 7, 124. Hort. Soc Cat. ed. 3, n. 704. Lind. Guide, 80. Diel Kernobst. xi. 93. Down. Fr. Amer. 131. Rog. Fr. Cult. 88.