out of France, which is considered its native country. 

 Mayer, however, states, that in the climate of Wurz- 

 burg, in good seasons, it ripened perfectly : and 

 even in countries much farther north, such as Den- 

 mark and Sweden. It will succeed very well in this 

 country as dwarfs, or half standards, grafted on 

 Paradise stocks. It requires a rich soil, but not too 

 moist ; and the tree must be pruned so as to admit 

 the rays of the sun, and a free circulation of air, 

 among the branches. 



A good bearer, in perfection during the winter 

 and spring, and is a dessert Apple of the first excel- 

 lence. 



SHOOTS tolerably strong, moderately sprinkled 

 with whitish spots, and for the most part covered 

 with a silvery cuticle and gray pubescence : where 

 bare, of a chestnut colour. 



LEAVES middle - sized, ovate, tapering to the 

 point, coarsely and unequally serrated. PETIOLES 

 moderately strong, rather longish. STIPULES linear, 

 sickle-shaped. 



FLOWERS middle-sized. PETALS ovate oblong, 

 nearly flat, with a longish claw. 



FRUIT middle-sized, in general roundish, flat- 

 tened at the ends, rather broadest at the base ; the 

 outline obtusely angular. EYE in a tolerably deep, 

 even hollow. STALK about half an inch in length, 

 of medium thickness, inserted in a middle-sized, 

 regularly-formed cavity. SKIN covered with brown- 

 ish-gray russet, sometimes almost closely and uni- 

 formly ; at other times having intervals nearly 

 smooth, shewing the olive ground-colour of the 

 skin, and marked with some russet scars. FLESH 

 yellow, moderately juicy, very sugary, combined 

 with an agreeably rich acidity. R. T. 



