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ribs, extending the whole length of the fruit, and terminating at the 

 apex in prominent unequal ridges. Skin, delicate pale yellow tinged 

 with green, becoming bright golden yellow at maturity, washed with deep 

 red on the side next the sun, and strewed with brown dots, and a few 

 markings of greyish white russet. Eye, small and closed with stout and 

 pointed segments, set in a deep, irregular, five-ribbed basin, which is 

 surrounded with knobs. Stalk, three quarters of an inch long, slender, 

 and inserted the whole of its length in a deep and angular cavity, which 

 is lined with russet. Flesh, yellowish white, delicate, and juicy, with a 

 rich, lively, and agreeable aromatic flavor. 



A valuable winter apple, admirably adapted for all culinary purposes, 

 and excellent also for the dessert. It is in use from January to April. 



The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, and a good bearer, but does 

 not attain more than the middle size. It is rather liable to canker in 

 damp situations, and is better suited for a dwarf than a standard ; if 

 grown on the paradise stock the appearance of the fruit is very much 

 improved. 



This variety is sometimes called Pomme Glace, which is, however, 

 a distinct variety, known by the names of Rouge des Chartreux, and 

 Pomme de Concombre ; it is a variety of Calville Blanche d'Hiver, the 

 fruit is about the size of an egg, but twice as long. 



57. CALVILLE MALINGRE.— Hort. 



Identification. — Hort. Soc. Cat. ed. 3, n. 114. 



Synontmes. — Pomme de Malengre, Chart. Cat. 50. Cal. Traite, iii. 40. Calville 

 Normande, ace. Calvel Malengre d'Angleterre, Merlet Abrege, 137. Calville 

 Kouge de la Normandie, ace. Pott et Turp. Malus Aegra, Ibid. Normannische 

 rothe Wiutercalville, Ditt. Handb. iii. 3. 



FiGDitE. — Poit et Turp, pi. 41. 



Fruit, very large, elongated, and prominently ribbed like the Calville 

 Blanche d'Hiver, but not so much flattened as that variety. Skin, a 

 little yellow on the shaded side, and of a beautiful deep red next the 

 sun, which is marked with stripes of darker red, strewed all oyer with 

 minute dots. Eye, small, set in a broad, deep, and angular basin, which 

 is surrounded with prominent knobs. Stalk, slender, deeply inserted in 

 an angular cavity. Flesh, white, delicate, very juicy, and charged with 

 an agreeable acid. 



A culinary apple of the first quality ; in use from January to April, 

 and " keeps well." According to the Chartreux Catalogue, " est bonne 

 cuite pour les malades." 



The tree is a very vigorous grower, much more so than the generality 

 of the Calvilles ; it is very hardy and an abundant bearer, and is better 

 adapted for being cultivated as a dwarf than an espalier ; but it does not 

 succeed well on the paradise stock. 



According to the French pomologists, this variety seems to have some 

 connection with this country, but there is no evidence that it was at any 

 period grown to any extent in England, or that it was ever known to any 

 of our early pomologists. It is said by some that the name malingre is 

 applied to this variety from the fruit becoming meally or unsound, but 

 from the observation in the Chartreux Catalogue, it is more probable 

 that it is so called from being useful to invalids. 

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