James Grieve (apple) were delivered to the city markets via train or horse-and-cart, but because they bruised easily they had to be carefully packed in laundry-type wicker baskets filled with straw. The fruit cannot sustain modern supermarket handling, and so they are now only grown in gardens and for direct sale to consumers. Nonetheless, James Grieve is considered a good apple because it is exceptionally tasty, it produces fruit every year, it is disease-resistant, and it is a good polleniser for other apples. It may drop early in warm weather. It is also a good apple for making apple juice. James Grieve (apple)
Traditional Italian maize varieties and "Indentata" sections and their combinations, characterized by kernels with flint, semi-dent and dent consistency. A few local varieties from the "Everta" section (pop-corn) were also grown in Italy. The kernel apex can take different shapes: smooth, horned, cuspidate, rostrum-like or indented. The eco-agronomic characteristics of Italian traditional varieties match the Mediterranean and semi-continental climate of the country, with mostly spring and some summer (post-wheat) sowings; and early (summer) to late (autumn) maturity. Classification, along the plant cropping and grain cooking characteristics, is summed in the following ear types; An early description of 12 maize varieties was published by P.