The GRIMES GOLDEN originated on a farm owned by Thomas Grimes in Brooke County, W.Va., in 1802. His farm was near Fowlerstown. This town is east of Wellsburg, W.Va., on W.Va. Route 27. Also near Fowlerstown, John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed, and his half-brother, Nathaniel, established a nursery. Grimes Golden is believed to be one of the parents of Golden Delicious, which originated in Clay County, W.Va. Roundish or slightly oblong in form, the fruit is small to medium in size, and the skin is greenish-yellow, ripening to a clear yellow. It is sometimes roughened with yellow or russet dots. The yellowish flesh is crisp and tender, with a spicy, sweet flavor. A good all-purpose dessert and cooking apple, it was popular for the making of hard cider in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Grimes ripens in late September and stores very well. Trees of this variety are still found in rural orchards in West Virginia.