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russeted. Calyx closed or partly open; lobes long, acute. Basin obtuse, 

 shallow, irregularly furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin green or pale yellow, striped with carmine over a thin dull blush and 

 conspicuously marked with large, irregular, whitish dots. Often the color is 

 not well developed and not particularly attractive. 



Calyx tube short to long, moderately wide, cone-shape or somewhat funnel- 

 form. Stamens median to marginal. 



Core medium, axile or somewhat abaxile ; core lines meeting or clasping; 

 cells sometimes unsymmetrical, closed or partly open. Carpels broad, roundish, 

 smooth, emarginate. Seeds medium or below, broad, dark, acute to obtuse. 



Flesh whitish, with yellow tinge, moderately firm, fine-grained, tender, crisp, 

 very juicy, agreeable mild subacid mingled with sweet, good to very good 

 when well grown. 



Season January to May. 



DUTCH MIGNONNE, 



References, i. Diel, 4:140. 1801. 2. Ronalds, 1831:51. 3. Cat. Hort. 

 Soc. London, 1831:30. 4. Floy-Lindley, 1833:33- 5- Dittrich, 1839:429. 6. 

 Lindley, Pom. Mag., 1839:84. col. pi. 7. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:72. 

 1851. 8. Bivort, An. de Pomol. Beige, 1853:83. 9. Elliott, 1858:74. 10. 

 Lucas, Ed., ///. Handb. der Obstk., 1:163. 1859. 11. Berghuis, 1868: col. pi. 

 No. II. 12. Kegel, 1868:466. 13. Downing, 1872:151, 331. lb., 1876:3. app. 

 14. Leroy, 1873:64.1. 2 Hgs. 15. Lauche, 1:257. 1882. 16. Hogg, 1884:66. 17. 

 Cat. Cong. Pom. France, 1887:322. 18. Bailey, An. Hort. 1892:238, 248. 19. 

 Bredsted, 1893:182. 20. Beach and Clo.se, -V. Y. Sta. An. Rpt., 15:275. 1896. 

 2 figs. 21. Eneroth-Smirnoff, 1901:195. 22. Beach and Clark, N. Y. Sta. 

 Bill, 248:114. 1904. 



Synonyms. Caux (22). Christ's Golden Rcinette (16). Copmanlhorpe 

 Crab (13, 14, 16). DuiTSCH Mignonne (8). Dutch Mignome (7). Dutch 

 Mignonne (14). Dutch Minion (2). Grosse Casseler Reinette (10, 12, 

 15). Grosser Casselar Reinette (13). Grosse Oder Doppelte Casseler 

 Reinette (i, 5). Palernosfer Apple (4, 13- 14)- Pomme de Laak (4, 13. 14). 

 Reinette de Caux (3, 14, 17, 20). Reinette de Caux (16, 22). Reinette 

 D'OR (11). Reinette Doree (2). Reinette Dorce (4, 13). Stettin Pippin 

 (13, 14, 16). Stor Casseler Reinet (19). Stor Kasselrenett (21). 



Tree vigorous and very productive on alternate years. Fruit 



medium or above, not very attractive in color but excellent for 



cooking, good for dessert and a good keeper. It is recommended 



for the home orchard, but because the color of the fruit lacks decided 



character it is not a good commercial variety, except for canning 



or evaporating. 



Historical. This apple has been known in Holland for more than a century. 

 It was introduced from that country into England about 1771 (4, I4)- 

 Although it was brought into New York state many years ago and has been 

 imported at various times both under the name Dutch Mignonne and that of 

 Reinette de Caux it has not won favorable recognition among commercial 



