The tree attains the middle size and is a good bearer, much more so than the Ribston Pippin, to which the fruit bears some resemblance in flavor.
238. DE NEIGE.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 454. [Lind. Guide], 22. [Down. Fr. Amer.] 91.
- Synonymes.—Fameuse, [Fors. Treat.] 101. [Rog. Fr. Cult.] 38. Sanguineus, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3. La Fameuse, [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] 1.
- Figure.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. i. f. 2.
Fruit, about the medium size, two inches and a half broad, and two inches high; roundish, sometimes oblate. Skin, tender, smooth and shining, of a beautiful pale waxen-yellow color, tinged with pale red, on the shaded side; but covered with deeper red, on the side next the sun. Eye, small, half open, and set in a shallow and plaited basin. Stalk, half-an-inch long, inserted in a round, and pretty deep cavity. Flesh, pure white, very tender and delicate, sweet and pleasantly flavored.
A very beautiful and handsome apple, but not of great merit. It is suitable for dessert use, and is in perfection from November to January.
The tree is of a small habit of growth, hardy, and bears well; but in some soils it is liable to canker.
This variety is supposed to be of Canadian origin, and was introduced to this country by a Mr. Barclay, of Brompton near London. This is not the Pomme de Neige of Diel.
239. NELSON CODLIN.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 162.
- Synonymes.—Nelson’s Codlin, [Lind. Guide], 32. Backhouse’s Lord Nelson, [Ron. Pyr. Mal.] 49. Nelson. acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3.
- Figure.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. xxv. f. 3.
