PLATE LXI. 
7. MERE DE MENAGE. 
[Syn : Lord Combermere ; Combermere Apple ; Flanders PippinP\ 
The origin of this apple is not given in any of the ordinary pomological Works. Its French 
name seems to indicate its foreign origin, and the synonyms lead to the inference that Lord 
Combermere introduced it, or that his gardener did so for him. 
Description .—Fruit : very large, ovate or conical, ribbed round the eye. Skin : red, 
streaked with darker red all over, except a little on the shaded side where it is yellow. Eye : set 
in an angular basin. Stalk : very stout, inserted in a deep cavity, so much so as to be scarcely 
visible. Flesh : firm, crisp, brisk and juicy. 
A beautiful and valuable culinary apple of first rate quality, in season from October to 
January. 
The tree is hardy and grows vigorously, but it does not always bear freely. 
