PLATE LVI. 
4. CALVILLE ROUGE D’AUTOMNE. 
[Syn : Autumn Calville; Autumn Red Calvilled\ 
This French apple has no history given to it in the pomological works. Ronalds gives a 
figure of it, PI. viii. 
Description. —Fruit: large, three inches and a half wide, and three and a quarter high ; not 
so much flattened as the other Calvilles. Skin : pale red with a trace of yellow on the shaded side, 
but of a beautiful deep crimson next the sun. On the shaded side it is also marked with dots of a 
yellow colour. Eye : half open, set in a rather shallow ribbed basin, which is lined with fine 
down. Stalk : rather short, inserted in a wide and deep cavity, which is lined with russet. Flesh : 
white, tinged with red under the skin, and very much so on the side exposed to the sun ; it is 
tender, delicate and juicy, with a pleasant vinous and violet scented flavour. 
An apple very highly esteemed on the continent both as a culinary and dessert fruit, but it 
requires a favourable season in this country to maintain its best qualities. It is in season during 
October and November. 
The tree is a strong vigorous grower and attains a very large size. It bears abundantly when 
full grown. It is best grown here on the paradise stock as an open dwarf, and should not be closely 
pruned. 
