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CIDER APPLES. 



MICHELIN. 



A seedling raised by Monsieur Legrand, Yvetot. It first bore 

 fruit in 1872, and was dedicated by him to Monsieur Michelin, of 

 Paris, Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, Member of the Societe, 

 Centrale d'Horticulture de France, et de la Seine- 

 Inferieure, and one of the original promoters of the Congress 

 appointed by the French Government for the study of Cider Fruits, 

 and who attended all its meetings. This variety was introduced 

 into Herefordshire, in 1884, by the Woolhope Naturalists' Field 

 Club. 



Description. — Fruit : of middle size, conical, with obtuse 

 angles, becoming more marked as the fruit becomes more narrow 

 towards the eye. Skin : green throughout, becoming yellowish 

 green as it ripens ; it presents a slight blush of red on the sunny 

 side, and numerous small specks over the surface, with here and 

 there a streak of russet. Eye : small and closed, almost level with 

 the surface, and surrounded by a patch of light grey russet. 

 Stalk : half an inch long, and inserted in a shallow cavity lined 

 with russet, which spreads in streaks over the base of the apple. 

 Flesh : white, tender, sweet, and rich. 



" This is an apple of the highest merit," says Monsieur 



