SC - "first catch your peacock

[Russell Gilman-Hunt]

                      RE>SC - period apples                        12/18/97

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Pre 1650 Fruits
Apples		                
Calville Blanc D'Hiver (1627)	          
Court Pendu Plat (16th century–possibly Roman)
Devonshire Quarendon (1690)	
Drap d'Or (=Coe's Golden Drop?)	
Lady Apple (1628)
Old Nonpareil	
Pomme Royale	
Reinette Franche	
Roxbury Russett (Early 17th century)	
Scarlet Crofton	  
Sops of Wine	   
Summer Rambo (16th century)
Winter Pearmain	
Fenouilette Gris	
Golden Reinette	
<snip>

I don't suppose that the "sops of wine" could be related to "wine sap" apples?
 they are only rarely in stores, but I have seen trees in catalogs.  They are
very tasty and the white flesh has little red veins running through it-
pretty!
- -brid

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