Bonne Virginie
AppleOrigin/History
A Belgian variety.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Medium, roundish, flattened at base. Skin glossy greenish yellow, with red in the sun. Flesh white, firm, sugary, slightly acid, agreeably perfumed. Stem, cavity, calyx, basin, core, and seeds not described in source.
Season
October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Bonne Virginie.
A Belgian variety.
Fruit medium, roundish, flattened at base, glossy greenish yellow, with red in the sun. Flesh white, firm, sugary, slightly acid, agreeably perfumed. October. (Alb. Pom.)