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Origin / History
Of French origin.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Oblate, inclining to conic.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Yellow, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark red, deepest in the sun.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: White, crisp, tender, juicy, refreshing subacid. Good.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
October, November.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
The description is credited to Warder.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 2 catalogs (1901–1913) from Illinois
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1901
- Benjamin Buckman (personal inventory) , Farmingdale , Illinois — 1913
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Imperial.
Magnifique. Maltranche.
Of French origin.
Fruit medium, oblate, inclining to conic, yellow, shaded, splashed, and striped with light and dark red, deepest in the sun. Stalk short. Calyx closed. Flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, refreshing subacid. Good. October, November. (Warder.)