According to the French pomologists, this variety seems to have some connection with this country, but there is no evidence that it was at any period grown to any extent in England, or that it was ever known to any of our early pomologists. It is said by some that the name malingre is applied to this variety from the fruit becoming meally or unsound, but from the observation in the Chartreux Catalogue, it is more probable that it is so called from being useful to invalids.
58. CALVILLE ROUGE D’AUTOMNE.—Knoop.
- Identification.—[Knoop Pom.] 24. [Bret. Ecole], ii. 471. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, p. 9. [Bon. Jard.] 1843, 512.
- Synonymes.—Calville d’Automne, [Quint. Traité], i. 201. [Mill. Dict.] No. 6. Calleville d’Automne, [Merlet Abregé]. Pomme Grelot, acc. [Couver. Traité]. Pomme Sonnette, Ibid. Herfst-Present, acc. Knoop. Gelder’s Present, Ibid. Rode Herfst-Calville, [Knoop Pom.] tab. iii. Autumn Calville, [Mill. Dict.] No. 6. Autumn Red Calville, [Fors. Treat.] 96. Red Autumn Calville, [Ken. Amer. Or.] 38. Rothe Herbstcalville, [Diel Kernobst.] iii. 8. Rother Herbstkalwil, [Baum. Cat.] 1850.
- Figure.—[Knoop Pom.] tab. iii. [Mayer. Pom. Franc.] tab. xi. [Sickler Obstgärt.] ix. 205. t. 8.
Fruit, large, three inches and a half wide, and three and a quarter high; not so much flattened as the other Calvilles. Skin, pale red, with a trace of yellow on the shaded side, but of a beautiful deep crimson next the sun, and marked with yellowish dots on the shaded side. Eye, half open, set in a rather shallow, and ribbed basin, which is lined with fine down. Stalk, rather short, inserted in a wide and deep cavity, which is lined with russet. Flesh, white, tinged with red under the skin, and very much so on the side which is exposed to the sun; it is tender, delicate, and juicy, with a pleasant, vinous, and violet scented flavor.
A culinary apple of inferior quality in this country, but highly esteemed on the Continent, both as a culinary and a dessert fruit. It is in season during October and November.
The tree is a strong and vigorous grower, and attains the largest size. It is also an abundant bearer. To have the fruit in perfection it ought to be grown on the paradise stock as an open dwarf, in a fine sandy loam, and not too closely pruned.
59. CALVILLE ROUGE D’ÉTÉ.—Quint.
- Identification.—[Quint. Traité.] i. 201. [Knoop Pom.] 12. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] ed. 3, n. 117. [Henne Anweis.] 101.
- Synonymes.—Calville d’Eté, [Bret. Ecole], ii. 470. Calleville d’Eté, [Schab. Prat.] ii. 89. Calleville d’Esté, [Merlet Abregé], 132. Madeleine, acc. [Hort. Soc. Cat.] but not of Calvel. Calville, [Bon Jard.] 1810, 113. Passe-Pomme, acc. [Bon Jard.] 1810. Grosse Pomme Magdeleine, Ibid. Calville Plané Rouge d’Eté, acc. [Christ Handb.] Calville Royale d’Eté, Ibid. Cousinotte ou Calville d’Eté, in Normandy, Ibid. Grosse Rouge de Septembre, Ibid. Red Calville, [Lind. Guide], 9. Rother Sommercalville, [Diel Kernobst.] iv. 6. Sommer Erdbeerenapfel, [Henne Anweis.] 101. Rother Rosmarinapfel, acc. Mayer. Rother Stricherdbeerapfel, Ibid. Rothe Sommer-Erdbeer-Apfel, [Sickler Obstgärt.] ii. 20, t. 3. Rode Zomer-Calville, [Knoop Pom.] tab. i.
- Figure.—[Knoop Pom.] tab. i. Sickler. Obstgärt. ii. t. 3. [Mayer Pom. Franc], tab. iv.
Fruit, medium sized, two inches and a half wide, and about the same high; roundish, narrowing towards the apex, and with prominent ribs on the sides like the other Calvilles. Skin, yellowish white, streaked and veined with red on the shaded side; but covered with beautiful deep shining crimson, on the side next the sun, and strewed with numerous white dots. Eye, small and prominent, set in a narrow and wrinkled basin. Stalk, from an inch to an inch and a half long, inserted in a deep and narrow cavity, which is lined with thin russet. Flesh, white tinged with red, crisp and tender, agreeably and pleasantly flavored.