Hargrove
- Description
- Received for testing and the Station from P. J. Berckmans, Augusta, Ga. It does not appear to be worthy of trial in New York state. In New York, the season extends from November to March but in the southern states it is classed as an autumn variety.
- Flesh quality
- firm, rather crisp, moderately fine-grained, juicy, mild subacid mingled with sweet, aromatic, good.
- Flesh color
- yellow
- Skin quality
- tough, somewhat waxen, glossy
- Skin color
- yellow, blushed
- Sizes
- small, medium, below medium
- General quality
- Mild flavor and good quality.
- Eating season starts in
- November
- Eating season ends in
- March
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Spencer A. Beach, The Apples of New York, vol. 1 (Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1905), 155.