102 APPLES. 



known here, appears to us identically the same, but we think 

 this and the other synonyms must yield to the present title- 

 it being more widely known, and more significant. 



Fruit medium to large. Skin smooth, pale yellowish-white, 

 marked with small brown dots, and rarely with a faint blush. 

 Stalk short, planted in a shallow, narrow cavity. Calyx small 

 set in a small, narrow basin. Flesh white, tender and juicy, 

 with a delicate, sprightly flavour. Core large and hollow. 

 October to March. 



78. BELLE-FLEUR, RED. 

 Belle-Fleur. Poiteau. Belle-Fleur Rouge ? Thomp. 



A third rate, well known, French variety, scarcely worth 

 cultivation. 



Fruit large, regular, oblong-conical. Skin pale greenish- 

 yellow, but nearly covered with red, striped with dark red, and 

 dotted with yellow. Stalk pretty long, planted in a deep, nar- 

 row cavity. Calyx closed, sunk in a deep, narrow basin. 

 Flesh white, tender, of tolerable, and mild flavour, apt to be- 

 come mealy. November to January. 



79. BELLE-FLEUR, BRABANT. Thomp. Ron. 



The Brabant Belle-Fleur is a new variety from Holland. 

 The fruit is large and heavy, and bids fair to prove a very ex- 

 cellent winter apple. The habit of the tree is spreading, and 

 it requires to be grafted high to make a good head. 



Fruit large, roundish-oblong, slightly ribbed. Skin pale 

 yellow, slightly striped with red. Calyx large, set in a pretty 

 wide, irregular basin. Flesh firm, juicy, with a rich, pleasant, 

 sub-acid flavour. December to April. 



82. CORNISH GILLIFLOWER. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 



Cornish July-flower. 

 Pomme Regelans. 



This is considered one of the highest flavoured apples in Eng- 

 land, whence it comes ; it is rather a shy bearer there, but we 

 think it promises better here, in this respect. 



Fruit medium size, ovate, narrowing much to the eye, 

 where it is ribbed. Skin dull green, or dark yellowish green, 

 with a sunny side of brownish red, intermixed with a few streaks 

 of richer red. Calyx large, set in a very narrow, furrowed or 

 knobby basin. Stalk three fourths of an inch long. Flesh yel- 

 lowish, firm, with a rich, high flavour, and a slight perfume, re- 

 sembling that of the Gilliflower. November to April. 



