Cadet de Vaux. 1. Liegel Syst. Anleit. 132. 1825. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 712. 1869. 3. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:508, fig. 1869.
It is claimed that Van Mons originated this variety. Tree very productive, an early and heavy bearer. Fruit large, obtuse-pyriform, ochre-yellow, dotted with brown and shaded with fawn and pale red in the sun; stem short, large, curved; calyx large; flesh yellowish-white, fine, breaking, sweet, juicy, perfumed; good; Dec. to Mar.
Caen de France. 1. Mag. Hort. 19:102. 1853. 2. Ibid. 21:188. 1855. 3. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 52. 1869.
Synonymous with No. 51 of Van Mons. It was introduced into this country in 1834 by R. Manning, Salem, Mass. Fruit large, pyriform; skin thick, yellow, overspread with russet; flesh yellowish-white, semi-melting, juicy, sweet, vinous, with a little astringency, slightly aromatic; “one of the very best of the late varieties, keeps without trouble, and may be put in barrels to ripen, and can be depended on from Jan. to Mar.”
Caesar. 1. Prince Pom. Man. 1:98. 1832.
Extensively cultivated in the French Department of Lorraine in the early part of the nineteenth century. Fruit large, obovate-pyriform, smooth, pale yellow in the shade, deeper next the sun and sometimes slightly tinged with red, sprinkled with minute specks; flesh very white, breaking, of a rich and rather musky flavor; on maturing becomes soft rapidly; Dec.
Caillot Rosat (English). 1. Hogg Fruit Man. 540. 1884. 2. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 191. 1889.
This is not the Caillot Rosat of the French which in England is known as the Summer Rose. Fruit above medium, pyriform, smooth, greenish-yellow, with a brownish-red cheek and streaks of brighter red on the side next the sun; flesh tender, very juicy, sweet, perfumed; good; Aug.
Caillot Rosat (French). 1. Leroy Dict. Pom. 1:509, fig. 1867. 2. Guide Prat. 72, 254. 1876.
Summer Rose. 3. Hogg Fruit Man. 652. 1884.