Tree vigorous and productive; fruit large, oval, yellow with reddish dots; suture medium; flesh yellowish, rich, sweet, pleasant; early.
Coeur de Boeuf. Domestica. 1. U. S. D. A. Div. of Pom. Bul. 10:19. 1901.
Beef’s Heart 1. Prunier de Carcassone.
Coeur de Boeuf originated in 1879 at Carcassonne, France, as a seedling of a variety introduced from the province of Lerida, Spain, in 1854. The following description was made from a tree under test on the grounds of this Station: Tree vigorous, hardy; fruit of medium size, roundish; cavity medium in size and depth; stem slender; suture medium; dark brownish-red, covered with minute russet dots; bloom heavy; skin medium thick; flesh yellowish, meaty, juicy, sweet, rich; good to very good; stone small, oval, semi-clinging; mid-season.
Coe Violet. Domestica. 1. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 905. 1869. 2. Cat. Cong. Pom. France 341. 1887. 3. Mathieu Nom. Pom. 425. 1889.
Coe à Fruit Violet 3. Coe’s Golden Drop Violette 1, 3. Coe’s Violet 1, 3. Coe’s Violette 2. Coe Violette 3. Goutte d’Or Violette 3.
A variation from Golden Drop. Tree vigorous; fruit large, oval; suture distinct; cavity small; stem long, thick; light reddish; dots brown, numerous; flesh yellowish, sweet, juicy; good; clingstone.
Coferer. Domestica. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 578. 1629.
Coferers 1.