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lllnichc ; White ( 'afn'W- ; White Winter Cnli-ill?). Fruit, largo, three 

 inches and ;i half wide, and three inches and a quarter high ; roundish 

 and flattened, with broad uneven and unequal ribs, extending the whole 

 length of the fruit, and terminating at the apex in prominent unequal 

 ridges. Skin, delicate, pale yellow tinged with green, becoming bright 

 golden yellow at maturity, washed with deep red on the side next the 

 sun, and strewed with brown dots, and a few markings of greyish white 

 russet. Eye, small and closed, with stout and pointed segments, set in 

 a deep, irregular, five-ribbed basin, which is surrounded with knobs. 

 Stamens, marginal ; tube, deep conical. Stalk, three-quarters of an inch 

 long, slender, and inserted the whole of its length in a deep and angular 

 cavity, which is lined with russet. Flesh, yellowish white, delicate, and 

 juicy, with a rich, lively, and agreeable aromatic flavour. Cells, obovate ; 

 abaxila 



A valuable winter apple, admirably adapted for all culinary pur- 

 poses, and excellent also for the dessert. It is in use from January 

 to April. 



The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, and a good bearer, but 

 does not attain more than the middle size. It is rather liable to canker 

 in damp situations, and is better suited for a dwarf than a standard ; if 

 grown on the paradise stock the appearance of the fruit is very much 

 improved. 



Tliis variety is sometimes called Pomme Glace, which is, however, a distinct 

 variety, known by the names of Rouge des Chartreux and Pomme dc Concombre ; 

 it is a form of Calville Blanche d'Hivc-r, the fruit is about the size of an egg, but 

 twice us long. 



CALVILLE MALINGRE (M,tl<'n>ire <V Anyleterre). Fruit, very 

 i, elongated, ribbed like the Calville Blanche d'Hiver, but not so 

 much flattened as that variety. Skin, a little yellow on the shaded side, 

 and of a beautiful deep red next the sun, which is marked with stripes 

 of darker red, strewed all over with minute dots. Eye, small, set in a 

 broad, deep, and angular basin, which is surrounded with prominent 

 knobs. Stalk, slender, deeply inserted in an angular cavity. Flesh, 

 white, delicate, very juicy, and charged with an agreeable acid. 



A culinary apple of the first quality ; in use from January to April, 

 and keeps well. 



The tree is a very vigorous grower, much more so than the gene- 

 rality of the Calvilles ; it is very hardy and an abundant bearer, and 

 is better adapted for being cultivated as a dwarf than an espalier ; but 

 it does not succeed well on the paradise stock. 



According to the French pomologists, this variety seems to have some connec- 

 tion with this country, but there is no evidence that it was at any period grown to 

 any extent in England, or that it was ever known to any of our early pomologists. 

 It is said by some that the name malin<jre is applied to this variety from the fruit 

 becoming mealy or unsound, but from the observation in the Chartreux Catalogue, 

 " est bonne cuite pour les malades," it is more probable that it is so called from 

 being useful to invalids. 



CALVILLE ROUGE D'AUTOMNE (Autumn Calville; Autumn 



