PLATE LIX. 
2. MINIER’S DUMPLING. 
The origin of this apple is not given by any of the leading pomological authorities ; and 
thus the name of the Minier, who first made dumplings with it, lives only in that of the apple. 
Description .—Fruit : large, from three to three inches and a half wide, and nearly the same 
in height; roundish, but somewhat flattened and angular on the sides. Skin : dark green, striped 
with darker green on the shaded side, but covered with dark red where exposed to the sun. Stalk : 
an inch long, rather thick, inserted in a rather deep cavity. Flesh : firm, juicy, subacid and 
pleasantly flavoured. 
An excellent culinary apple of first-rate quality, in season from December to May. “ Most 
valuable for boiling or baking.” Transactions of London Horticultural Society, Vol. I., p. 70. 
The tree is hardy and bears well. 
