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Rose Calville

Apple

Rose Calville

Origin/History

From France.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size & Form Medium; roundish, inclining to conic.

Skin Yellowish, shaded and rather indistinctly splashed with crimson.

Stalk Short.

Calyx Closed, or partially open.

Flesh & Flavor Whitish, tender, juicy, subacid. Quality: Good.

Core & Seeds Not described in source.

Basin & Cavity Not described in source.

Season

November, January.

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Not described in source.


Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Described in 1 period pomological work

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Rose Calville.

From France.

Fruit medium, roundish inclining to conic, yellowish, shaded and rather indistinctly splashed with crimson. Stalk short. Calyx closed, or partially open. Flesh whitish, tender, juicy, subacid. Good. November, January.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)