British Pomology: Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great BritainHogg, Robert
History
British Pomology: Or, the History, Description, Classification, and Synonymes, of the Fruits and Fruit Trees of Great Britain
Hogg, Robert
Apples
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.
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