293. REINETTE CARPENTIN.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, p. 35.
- Synonyme.—Kleine Graue Reinette, [Sickler Obstgärt.] ix. 413. Der Carpentin, [Diel Kernobst.] i. 174.
- Figure.—[Sickler Obstgärt.] ix. t. 18.
Fruit, small, two inches and a quarter wide, and two inches high; roundish or rather oblato-oblong. Skin, yellowish-green on the shaded side; but striped, and washed with dark glossy red, on the side next the sun, and so much covered with a thick cinnamon-colored russet that the ground colors are sometimes only partially visible. Eye, set in a wide saucer-like basin, which is considerably depressed. Stalk, an inch long, thin, and inserted in a round and deep cavity. Flesh, yellowish-white, delicate, tender and juicy, with a brisk, vinous, and peculiar aromatic flavor, slightly resembling anise.
A first-rate dessert apple; in use from December to April.
The tree is a free grower, with long slender shoots, and when a little aged, is a very abundant bearer.
294. REINETTE DIEL.—Van Mons.
- Identification.—[Diel Kernobst.] i. B. 78. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 647.
Fruit, below medium size, two inches wide, and two and a quarter high; oblate, even, and handsomely shaped. Skin, at first yellowish-white, but changes by keeping to a fine yellow color; on the side next the sun it is marked with several crimson spots and dots, strewed all over with russety dots, which are large and brownish on the shaded side, but small and greyish on the other. Eye, open, with short segments, set in a wide and rather shallow basin. Stalk, half-an-inch long, inserted in a deep and russety cavity, with sometimes a fleshy boss at its base. Flesh, white, firm, crisp, delicate and juicy, with a rich, sugary, and spicy flavor.
A beautiful and excellent dessert apple of the first quality; it is in use from December to March.