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sunny side, mingled with scattered, russet dots. Stalk long, 

 and inserted moderately deep. Calyx large, set in a broad, but 

 shallow basin. Flesh yellow, crisp, with a rich, sugary, or 

 scarcely acid juice. October to January. 



This is different and superiour to the Reinette Doree, or Jaune 

 Native of the French, which is more yellow, and somewhat re- 

 sembles it. 



144. REINETTE BLANCHE D'ESPAGNE. Thomp. Nois. 



White Spanish Reinette. Pom. Mag. Lind. 



A very celebrated old Spanish variety, which is said to be the 

 national apple of Spain, where it is called Cameusar. Notwith- 

 standing that Thompson and other English authorities consider 

 this apple the same as our Fall Pippin, we are yet strongly of 

 opinion that it is different. The true Fall Pippin is only an 

 autumn variety, while this is a winter sort, keeping till mid- 

 winter here, and in England till March. It is quite probable 

 that the White Spanish Reinette is the parent of both the Fall 

 and Holland Pippins. The fruit of the present variety is rather 

 more oblong than that of the Fall Pippin. 



Fruit very large, roundish-oblong, somewhat angular, with 

 broad ribs on its sides, terminating in an uneven crown, where 

 it is nearly as broad as at the base. Calyx large, open, very 

 deeply sunk in a broad-angled, oblique, irregular basin. Stalk 

 half an inch long, set in a rather small, even cavity. Skin 

 smooth, yellowish-green on the shaded side, orange, tinged with 

 brownish-red next the sun, and sprinkled with blackish dots. 

 Flesh yellowish- white, crisp, tender, with a sugary juice. 

 Noisette, (Jardin Fruitier) adds, " the skin is covered with a 

 bloom, like that on a plum, which distinguishes this variety from 

 all those most resembling it." The tree has the same wood, 

 foliage, and vigorous habit, as our Fall Pippin, and the fruit 

 keeps from November to February, or March. 



145. REINETTE TRIOMPHANTE. M. Christ. 

 Victorious Reinette. 



A German early winter apple, which we have recently re- 

 ceived, and which has only borne once in this country. 



Fruit large, oblong, regularly formed. Skin pale yellow, 

 thickly dotted with white specks, and rough, projecting warts. 

 Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, with a pleasant aromatic flavour. 

 The tree is of thrifty growth, and is said to bear well. 



