- Identification.—[Quint. Inst.] i. 201. [Duh. Arb. Fruit], i. 302. [Knoop Pom.] 50. t. ix. [Mill. Dict.] [Fors. Treat.] 123. [Rog. Fr. Cult.] 103.
- Synonymes.—Reinette Grise Extra, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 1, 895. Belle Fille, Ibid. 53. Prager, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 2. Grauwe Franse Renett, Knoop Pom. 132. Aechte Graue Französische Reinette. Reinette Grise Française [Diel Kernobst.] i. 168. Reinette Grise d’Hiver, [Riv. et. Moul. Meth.] 191.
- Figures.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] pl. xxxii. f. 8. [Brook. Pom. Brit.] lxxxviii. f. 1.
Fruit, medium sized, three inches broad, and two and a half high; roundish, flattened on both sides, rather broadest at the base, and generally with five obscure angles on the sides. Skin, dull yellowish-green in the shade, and with a patch of thin, dull, brownish-red on the side next the sun, which is so entirely covered with brown russet that little color is visible; the shaded side is marked with large linear patches of rough brown russet. Eye, closed, with broad flat segments, and set in a deep and angular basin. Stalk, very short, imbedded in a deep and angular cavity. Flesh, yellow, firm, crisp, juicy, rich, and sugary, with a brisk and excellent flavor.
A very fine dessert apple of first-rate quality; in use from November to May.
The tree is a healthy and vigorous grower, and an excellent bearer.
This is one of the finest old French apples; but considered inferior to the Reinette Franche.
297. REINETTE JAUNE SUCRÉE.—Hort.
- Identification.—[Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 673. [Diel Kernobst.] v. 112.
- Synonymes.—Citron, [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 1, 159. D’Angloise, Ibid. 13. Chance, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3. Gelbe Zuckerreinette, [Diel Kernobst.] v. 112.
Fruit, rather above medium size, three inches broad, and two and a half high; roundish, and very much flattened at the base. Skin, thin and tender, pale green at first, but changing as it attains maturity to a fine deep yellow, with a deeper and somewhat of an orange tinge on the side exposed to the sun; and covered all over with numerous large russety dots, and a few traces of delicate russet. Eye, open, with long acuminate, green segments, set in a wide, rather deep, and plaited basin. Stalk, an inch long, inserted in a deep round cavity, which is lined with thin russet. Flesh, yellowish, delicate, tender and very juicy, with a rich sugary flavor and without much acidity.
Either as a dessert or culinary apple, this variety is of first-rate excellence; it is in use from November to February.
The tree is a free and vigorous grower, and a good bearer, but it is very subject to canker unless grown in a light and warm soil.