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MALA CARLE. 



REFERENCES, i. Kenrick, 1832:79. 2. Floy-Lindley, 1833:39. 3. Manning, 

 1838:61. 4. Downing, 1845:116. 5. Thomas, 1849:182. 6. Cole, 1849:116. 

 7. Emmons, Nat. Hist.N. V., 3:82. 1851. 8. Elliott, 1854:146. fig. 9. Hooper, 

 1857:56. 10. Warder, 1867:725. n. Fitz, 1872:168. 12. Hogg, 1884:144. 13. 

 Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1889:10. 14. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:243. 



SYNONYMS. Charles Apple (i, 2, 4, 8). MALCARLE (2). Malcarle (i). 

 Mai Carle (7). MALE CARLE (4, 5, 8, 9, 10, n). Male Carle (6, 12). 

 MARLE CARLE (7). MELA CARLA (i, 3, 12). Mela Carlo (2, 4, 5, 8, 9). 

 Mela de Carlo (8). Mela di Carlo (4). Pomme de Charles (4, 5, 8). 

 Pomme Finale (i, 4, S). 



A very beautiful delicate skinned apple with white, tender, perfumed flesh. 

 It is well adapted to certain regions of the South (n) but it does not succeed 

 as far north as New York (4). 



Historical. This is an old variety of Italian origin. Lindley says of it: 

 " The Malcarle is a native of the territory of Finale, in Liguria. It is an 

 important article of trade in the whole Genoese territory, and of exportation 

 to Nice, Marseilles, Barcelona and Cadiz. The climate of the Italian terri- 

 tory is so entirely different from that of England, that we cannot expect the 

 delicate Malcarle should succeed here, unless trained against a south or south- 

 east wall, and in a warm and kind soil. Its great beauty in the dessert renders 

 it an interesting object of cultivation" (2). 



MALINDA, 



REFERENCES, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt., 1877:46. 2. Van Deman, U. S. Pom. 

 Rpt., 1891:390. 3. Craig, Can. Dept. Agr. Rpt., 1896:132. 4. Macoun, Can. 

 Hort., 22:396. 1899. 5. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui, 76:73. 1902. fig. 6. Munson, 

 Me. Sta. An. Rpt., 18:84. 1902. 7. Budd-Hansen, 1903:122. fig. 8. Ragan, 

 U. S. B. P. I. Bui, 56:190. 1905. 



SYNONYM. Melinda (8). 



This variety is as yet untested in New York. It originated in Orange 

 county, Vt, and was introduced into Minnesota about 1860. The tree does 

 not come into bearing young. It has done well in Iowa and Minnesota when 

 top-worked on the very hardy Hibernal apple or on the Virginia crab stock 

 (5). The fruit ranks only fair in quality. The variety does not appear 

 worthy of testing for New York except possibly in those regions of the state 

 where hardiness is a prime requisite. 



TREE (5). 



Tree a slender, straggling grower in the nursery. Twigs medium, rather 

 slender, comparatively blunt at the tips, nearly straight; internodes short to 

 medium. Bark dull brownish-red, uniformly overlaid with thin scarf-skin, 

 slightly pubescent. Lenticels rather inconspicuous, rather few, medium or 

 below, elongated or roundish, not raised. Buds rather small, hardly moder- 

 ately projecting, somewhat pubescent, free from bark or slightly adhering. 



