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BRITISH POMOLOGY, ETC. 



Tliis variety seems to be comparatively little known ; but it is well 

 deservino- the notice either of the fruit gardener, or the orchardist ; to the 



latter particularly so, as its size, fine appearance, and handsome shape 

 make it attractfve at market ; and its solid and weighty flesh give it an 

 advantage over manj- apples of its size. 



170. HAUTE BONTE.— Duh. 



Identification. — Dull. Arb. Fruit, i. 315. Quint. Inst. i. 203. Hort. Soc. Cat. 

 ed. 3, n. 323. 



Synonymes. — Reinette grise, haute bonte, Bon Jard. 1843, 514. Blandilalie, in 



Poitoii, ace. Quint. 

 Fig LIKES.— Nois. Jard. Fr. ed. 2, pi. 106. Duh. Arb. Fruit, i. pi. xii. f. 1. 



Fruit, medium sized ; roundish, somewhat ribbed on the sides, and 

 flattened at bott ends ; broadest at the base, and narrowing towards 

 the apex, which is terminated by prominent ridges. Skin, smooth and 

 shining, green at first, but changing to yellow as it ripens, and with a 

 faint tinge of red on the side exposed to the sun. Eye, half open, with 

 long acuminate segments, set in a deep and angular basin. Stalk, half- 

 an-inch long, inserted in a deep and irregular cavity. Flesh, greenish- 

 white, tender, juicy, sugary, rich, brisk, and aromatic. 



