FRUIT CULTURE IN FRANCE 373 



Grand Alexandre. — Fertile ; fruit very large, conical, rounded ; stalk short, thick 

 in variable cavity ; eye very large, half-closed ; skin yellowish, tinged with cannine and 

 covered with a glaucous bloom ; fiesh greenish, crisp, very sweet ; September-November. 



Gravenstein. — Very fertile ; fruit large, conical, irregular ; stalk thick ; eye large, 

 half-closed ; skin clear yellow, carmined in the sun ; flesh whitish, soft, very sweet 

 perfumed ; September-November. 



Jeanne Hardy. — Fertile ; fruit large or very large, red ; December-January. 



LiNNiEUS Pippin (Lincoln Pippin, Belle Fleur Jaune).— Moderately fertile ; fruit 

 rather large, elongated, conical ; stalk rather short ; eye large ; skin brilliant yellow, soft 

 pink in the sun ; flesh yellowish, soft, acidulated, and perfumed ; December-February. 



MENACkRE (P, de Livre). — Fertile ; fruit very large, spherical, flattened ; stalk 

 medium sized ; eye very large, scarcely opened ; skin pale yellow, tinged with brick red ; 

 flesh whitish, very crisp, rather sweet ; December- January. 



Peasgood's Nonesuch (Sans Pareille de Peasgood). — Fruit large or very large, 

 spherical ; stalk short ; eye large, open ; skin pale yellow, bright pink in the sun ; flesh 

 yellowish, soft, sweet, perfumed ; September-November. 



Pigeon Rouge d'Hiver (Pigeon Rouge, Pigeonnet Rose). — Very fertile | fruit 

 medium size, carmined yellow ; November-January. 



Rambour d';^T]S. — Very fertile; fruit very large, flattened, globular; stalk short, 

 wiry, oblique, in large, deep cavity ; eye large, half-closed ; flesh whitish yellow, red 

 brown, carmined ; September. 



Rambour d'Hiver. — Moderately fertile ; /?-az/ very large, flattened, globular; stalk 

 short, rather thick, in large cavity ; eye large ; skin pale yellow, carmined and tawny in 

 the sun ; flesh sweet ; November-March. 



Ravaillac. — Fertile ; fruit medium size ; winter. 



Reine des REINETTE.S. — Moderately fertile ;/rMz/ medium size, cylindrical, conical; 

 stalk medium size, strong, wiry; eye large, half-closed; ski7i grey and yellow, carmine 

 brown in the sun ; flesh firm, sweet; December-March. 



Reinette Baumann (Reinette de Bolleviller). — Moderately fertile; fruit large, 

 round, conical ; stalk very thick, short ; eye large ; skin yellowish, tinged carmine, and 

 spotted brown ; flesh somewhat acid ; January-March. 



Reinette Blanche du Canada. — Moderately fertile ; fruit very large, globular, 

 elongated or flattened, conical ; stalk short, in large cavity ; eye very large ; skin golden 

 yellow, spotted with brown, speckled grey, red on the sunny side ; flesh yellowish, rather 

 soft, sweet, juicy, with a very delicate flavour ; January-March. 



Reinette de Caux.- Very fertile ; fruit very large, of variable form ; stalk swollen, 

 in large cavity ; skin golden yellow, carmined and tawny, speckled with clear grey ; 

 flesh yellowish white, firm and juicy, sweet, perfumed ; October-April. 



Reinette de Cuzy (Reinette Carree).— Moderately fertile ; fruit medium or large, 

 elongated, conical or rounded ; stalk short, wiry ; skin deep yellow, brick red in the sun ; 

 flesh sweet ; January-May. 



Reinette Dor^e de VlTRV.^Very fertile ; /r«// medium size, globular ; j/a//6 

 short usually ; eye rather large, open or half-closed ; skin golden yellow, brown in the 

 sun ; flesh white, sweet, and of exquisite flavour ; December-April. 



Reinette Franche.— Fertile ; fruit rather large, of variable form ; stalk usually 

 short, in narrow cavity ; skin pale yellow, spotted with grey ; flesh yellowish white, crisp, 

 very sweet, perfumed ; December-May. 



Reinette Grise de Saintonge (Reinette Haute Bont^).— Moderately fertile ; /r«zV 

 medium size, variable in form ; stalk rather long ; eye large ; skin deep grey ; flesh 

 yellowish, crisp, sweet ; January-April. 



Reinette Grise du Canada (Canada Gris).— Very fertile; fruit very large, 

 globular ; stalk short, strong ; eye large, very open ; skin greenish yellow, tinged with 

 brown grey ; flesh crisp, juicy, and sweet, perfumed ; November-April. 



Reinette Grise de Vitry. — Very fertile ; fruit medium size, conical, rounded or 

 spherical, flattened; stalk very short, stout, in large cavity; ^yu large, open or half- 

 closed ; skin greenish, tinged with grey brown and marked with red ; flesh rather soft, 

 sweet, deliciously perfumed ; December-April. 



