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Bed Calmlle). Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, and three 

 and a quarter high ; not so much flattened as the other Calvilles. Skin, 

 pale red, with a trace of yellow on the shaded side, but of a beautiful 

 deep crimson next the sun, and marked with yellowish dots on the 

 shaded side. Eye, half open, set in a rather shallow and ribbed basin, 

 which is lined with fine down. Stamens, median or basal ; tube, 

 conical. Stalk, rather short, inserted in a wide and deep cavity, which 

 is lined with russet. Flesh, white, tinged with red under the skin, and 

 very much so on the side which is exposed to the sun ; it is tender, 

 delicate, and juicy, with a pleasant, vinous, and violet scented flavour. 

 Cells, ovate ; axile, open. 



A culinary apple of inferior quality in this country, but highly 

 esteemed on the Continent, both as a culinary and a dessert fruit. It 

 is in season during October and November. 



The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, and attains the largest 

 size. It is also an abundant bearer. To have the fruit in perfection 

 it ought to be grown on the paradise stock as an open dwarf, in a fine 

 sandy loam, and not too closely pruned. 



CALVILLE ROUGE D'ETE (Red Calmlle). Fruit, medium sized, 

 two inches and a half wide, and about the same high ; roundish, nar- 

 rowing towards the apex, and with prominent ribs on the sides like the 

 other Calvilles. Skin, yellowish white, streaked and veined with red 

 on the shaded side, but covered with beautiful deep shining crimson 

 on the side next the sun, and strewed with numerous white dots. Eye, 

 small and prominent, set in a narrow and wrinkled basin. Stalk, from 

 an inch to an inch and a half long, inserted in a deep and narrow cavity, 

 which is lined with thin russet. Flesh, white tinged with red, crisp, 

 and tender, agreeably and pleasantly flavoured. 



A culinary apple of second-rate quality, ripe during July and August. 

 The flesh is stained with red, particularly on the side next the sun, and 

 partakes somewhat of the flavour of the strawberry. It is valued only 

 for its earliness. The tree is of small habit of growth, but an excellent 

 bearer. 



There is great confusion subsisting between this variety and the Passe -pom me 

 Rouge, which Duhamel has described under the name of Calville d'Ete. 



CALYILLE ROUGE D ' HI VER. Fruit, large, about three inches 

 high, and the same in width ; oblong, but not nearly so much ribbed 

 on the sides as the other Calvilles already described. Skin, covered 

 with a bluish bloom, deep shining crimson on the side next the sun, 

 tut paler red on the shaded side, and strewed with numerous yellowish 

 dots. Eye, large and closed, with long segments set in a deep warted 

 and wrinkled basin. Stalk, slender, three-quarters of an inch long, 

 inserted in a deep cavity, which is lined with thin brown russet. Flesh, 

 greenish white stained with red, not very juicy, tender, vinous, and 

 with a pleasant perfumed flavour. 



A culinary apple of second-rate quality, ripe during November and 



