DUTCH MIGNONNE. Ronalds, p. 26. F.,Reinette 

 de Caux ; G., Grosser Casseler Reinette. (Copmansthorp 

 Crab, Pomme de Laak, Stettin Pippin, Paternoster, etc.) 

 Culinary or dessert, till March, medium, 3 J by 3, flattened, 

 round, fairly regular. Colour, pale yellow, with bold red 

 stripes and flush. Flesh, firm, yellow, moderate flavour. 

 Eye, closed, in a moderate basin. Stem, rather long, in 

 a narrow russet cavity. Growth, vigorous ; very fertile. 

 Leaf, rather pale, slightly up-folded, boldly curved 

 serrate. Origin, probably German. Brought into England 

 about 1780. A most useful, fertile fruit. Considered 

 by many to be worthy of dessert use late in the season. 

 Grosser Casseler Reinette is the original name. 



Dymond's Sugar Loaf : see Sugar Loaf Pippin. 

 Early Crofton : see Irish Peach. 

 Early Julien : see Early July an. 



EARLY JULY AN. Her. Pom., 41. F., Julien 

 Precoce. (Early Julien, Fair Lady.) Culinary or 

 dessert, August, 2\ by 2, smallish, flattened, conical, 

 angular. Colour, pale golden-yellow, occasionally with 

 a slight flush. Flesh, crisp, yellow, acid. Eye, closed, 

 in a much ribbed basin. Stem, thick, very hairy, in 

 a deep cavity. Growth, rather dwarfish ; fertile. 

 Leaf, roundish oval, narrow, undulating, sharply bi- 

 serrate. Origin, uncertain. Known before 1800. 

 Formerly much grown for market. 



Early May : see White Joaneting. 



EARLY NONPAREIL. Her. Pom., 27. F., Non- 



pareille hative ; G., Frueher Nonpareil. (Hick's 

 Fancy, Stagg's Nonpareil.) Dessert, October to Dec- 

 ember, small, 2j by if, round, conical, regular. Colour, 

 green to deep yellow, with russet. Flesh, tender, 

 greenish, aromatic. Eye, slightly open in a shallow 

 basin. Stem, rather long, in a small cavity. Growth, 

 moderate, upright ; fertile. Leaf, medium, round 



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