Ripens in December, and keeps well till March
or A p ril; but in perfection in the end of January.
I t was sent to the Horticultural Society from
the Ionian Islands, by Dr. Skey, under the name
of Mela Janurea.
Wood strong, spreading, chestnut brown, thinly
covered with patches of grayish cuticle, and sparingly
dotted; towards the extremities densely
woolly.
Leaves cordate, obtusely serrated. P etioles
very strong anii short. Stipules rather small,
linear, or approaching to linear-lanceolate.
Flowers rather large, oval, cordate a t the
base, imbricated; very different from those of the
Reinette de Canada grise, or Royal Russet of England,
in which they are much larger.
Fruit large, broad and flat. Eye rather open,
in a tolerable cavity, surrounded with prominent
ribs, which pass half way down the sides to the
base. S talk short, in a wide, spreading hollow.
S kin rich greenish yellow, with a little tinge of
brown on the exposed side. F lesh yellowish
white, firm, juicy, with a high, brisk, subacid
flavour.