THE FBOIT MANUAL. 



family ; one which ripened in August, in size like the Claudiana already men- 

 tioned, and commonly called Melo Appio Rosso, because it retained the scent of 

 the Api ; this is probably the Rother Sommer-api of Diel. There is another, of 

 which he says, " Assererem tuto esse Melapium Plinii," and which was held in 

 such estimation as to give rise to the proverb — 



" Omme malum malum prseter appiom malum." 



API ETOILLB {Porrime Etoillee ; 8 ternapf el). —This is a variety of 

 the Api, from which it is distinguished by being very much flattened, 

 and furnished with five very prominent angles on the sides, which give 

 it the appearance of a star, hence its name. Skin, of a deep yellow on 

 the shaded side, and reddish orange next the sun. It is a well-flavoured 

 apple, but only of second-rate quality, and ripens about the middle or 

 end of September. 



The variety received under this name by the London Horticnltttral Society must 

 have been incorrect, as in the last edition of their catalogue it is made synonymous 

 with Api Petit. 



API GrKOS (Pomme Bose ; Pomme d'Api Gros ; Passe-rose).— 

 Fruit, below medium size, two inches and three quarters wide, and 

 two inches high ; oblate. Skin, pale green, changing as it ripens to 

 pale yellow on the shaded side, and pale red, mottled with green, 

 where exposed to the sun. Eye, small and closed, set in a shallow 

 and plaited basin. Stalk, short, inserted in a wide, rather deep, and 

 russety cavity. Flesh, greenish, tender, crisp, very juicy, and briskly 

 flavoured. 



Suitable either for the dessert, or for culinary purposes ; it is inferior 

 to the Api and not a first-rate apple. In use from December to March. 

 The tree has much similarity to the Api in its growth, and is a good 

 bearer. 



This is a variety of Api, and closely resembles it in all its parts, except 

 that it is much larger. "La Pomme Rose resemble extremement partout son 

 exterieur a la Pomme d'Apis, mais a mon goiit elle ne la vaut pas quoy que 

 puissent dire les cnrieux du Rhone, qui la veulent autant elever aussi an dessus 

 des autres, qu'ils elevent la Poire Chat au dessus des autres Poires." Ve 



Ouintinjip.. 



API NOIR.— Fruit, small, but a little larger and somewhat flatter 

 than the Api, to which it bears a close resemblance. Skin, tender, 

 smooth, and shining as if varnished, and ahnost entirely covered, where 

 exposed to the sun, with very dark crimson, almost approaching to 

 black, like the Pomme Violette, but becoming paler towards the shaded 

 side, where there is generally a patch of Ught yellow ; it is strewed 

 with fawn-coloured dots, and some markings of russet. Eye very 

 small, set in a pretty deep and plaited basin. Stalk, slender, 'about 

 three quarters of an mch long, inserted in a rather deep, wide and 

 funnel-shaped cavity, which is slightly marked with russet Flesh 

 pure white, firm and juicy, tinged with red under the skin, and with 

 a pleasant, vinous, and slightly perfumed flavour. 



A dessert apple, inferior to the Api, and cultivated merely for 



