A medium sized culinary apple, of roundish shape, green color; in use from December till February.—[H. S. C.] n. 206.
508. DIETZER ROTHE MANDEL REINETTE.
Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three quarters broad, and two inches and a half high; round. Skin, bright green, changing as it ripens to rich golden-yellow, the greater part washed with light red, which terminates in stripes on the shaded side. Eye, open, with short segments, set in a wide and shallow basin. Stalk, thin and woody, three quarters of an inch long, inserted in a deep russety cavity. Flesh, very fine, yellowish, firm, juicy, and with a rich, sugary, aromatic, and musky flavor.
A valuable German dessert apple, of first-rate quality; it is ripe in December, and will keep till summer.
The tree is an excellent grower, attains a large size, and is an excellent bearer.—[Diel Kernobst.] xxi. 126.
509. DOBBS’S KERNEL.
Is nearly of the same size as the Golden Pippin, rather broader at the eye, of a golden color; perhaps not quite so rich in flavor, but it has the advantage in growing more freely, and bearing more plentifully, which it does in clusters at the end of pendulous branches; it is ripe in November, and will keep till March or April. This is a seedling from the Golden Pippin, raised by Mr. Dobbs, of Salomons, about four miles from Gloucester, about the year 1760.—[Ron. Pyr. Mal.] 35, pl. xviii. f. 1.
510. DOCKER’S SEEDLING.
A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality, ovate shape, and striped with red; it is in use from November till January.—[H. S. C.] p. 13.