Described by French writers as an apple of superior excellence, though in early 19th-century America it does not merit so high a character. (Source: William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees, 1817)
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Below middling.
Form: Flat, with a small hollow at each end.
Skin: Thick and rough, with some russet. Sometimes bright yellow with red spots.
Flesh: Firm, yellowish white.
Flavor and Juice: Juice abundant, sweet and sprightly.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity and Basin: Small hollow at each end (cavity); basin not otherwise described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in the beginning of winter. Keeps late in spring.
This is described as an apple of superior excellence by the French writers, but does not in this country appear to merit so high a character: the size is below middling: the form flat, with a small hollow at each end: the skin thick and rough, with some russet: sometimes it is a bright yellow, with some red in spots: the flesh is firm, and of a yellowish white: the juice abundant, sweet and sprightly. It ripens in the beginning of winter, and keeps late in the spring.
