192 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



KEINETTE DIEL. Fruit, below medium size, two inches wide, 

 and two and a quarter high ; oblate, even and handsomely shaped. 

 Skin, at first yellowish white, but changing by keeping to a fine yellow 

 colour ; on the side next the sun it is marked with several crimson 

 spots and dots, strewed all over with russety dots, which are large and 

 brownish on the shaded side, but small and greyish on the other. 

 Eye, open, with short segments, set in a wide and rather shallow basin. 

 Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a deep and russety cavity, with 

 sometimes a fleshy boss at its base. Flesh, white, firm, crisp, delicate, 

 and juicy, with a rich sweet and spicy flavour. 



A beautiful and excellent dessert apple of the first quality ; it is in 

 use from December to March. 



The tree is a strong, healthy, and vigorous grower, and an abundant 

 bearer. 



This was raised by Dr. Van Mons, and named in honour of his friend Dr. Aug. 

 Friedr. Adr. Diel. 



KEINETTE FRANCHE. Fruit, above medium size, three inches 

 and a quarter wide, and two inches and a half high ; roundish oblate, 

 slightly angular on its sides, and uneven round the eye. Skin, smooth, 

 thickly covered with brown russety spots ; greenish yellow, changing 

 as it ripens to pale yellow, and sometimes tinged with red when fully 

 exposed to the sun. Eye, partially open, with long green segments, 

 set in a wide, rather deep, and prominently plaited basin. Stalk, short 

 and thick, deeply inserted in a round cavity, which is lined with greenish 

 grey russet. Flesh, yellowish white, tender, delicate, crisp, and juicy, 

 with a rich, sugary, and musky flavour. 



A dessert apple of first-rate quality; in use from November to April. 

 Roger Schabol says it has been kept two years in a cupboard excluded 

 from the air. 



The tree is a free grower and an abundant bearer, but subject to 

 canker, unless grown in light soil and a dry and warm situation. 



This is a very old French apple, varying very much in quality according to the 

 soil in which it is grown; but so highly esteemed in France as to take as much 

 precedence of all other varieties as the Kibston and Golden Pippin do in this 

 country. 



BEINETTE GRISE. Fruit, medium sized, two and a half inches 

 broad, and two and a half high ; roundish ovate, broadest at the base, 

 and generally with five obscure angles on the sides, forming more or 

 less prominent ridges round the crown. Skin, dull yellowish green in 

 the shade, and with a patch of thin, dull, brownish red on the side next 

 the sun, which is so entirely covered with brown russet that little colour 

 is visible ; the shaded side is marked with large linear patches of rough 

 brown russet. Eye, closed, with broad, flat, sharp-pointed segments, 

 which are reflexed at the tips, and set in a deep and round basin. 

 Stamens, median ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, half an inch long, set 

 in a deep and angular cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, rich, 

 and sweet, with a brisk and excellent flavour. Cells, obovate ; axile. 



