BURCHARDT' S REINETTE.
Illustrations 105a, 105b, 105c.
urchardt' s Reinette (Handbuch, I, page 459; OBERDIECK, Anleitung, page 173; L. MÜLLER, Obstk, N°. 14, page 14).
Burchardt's Goldreinette.
The variety was grown by Mr. von hartwiss from Nikita and named after Mr. Burchardt, pomologist in Landsberg on the river Warthe. We received the variety from Mr. oberdieck.
SHAPE: as illustrated; the Handbuch shows it more flat-round.
SIZE: fourth grade, under favourable circumstances and heavy soil possibly third grade.
EYE: open, with long, pointed sepals, in a rather deep, thinly russeted basin, surrounded by broad, flat rises.
STALK: 25 - 30 mms long, woody, seldom fleshy, rather strong, in a rather wide and deep cavity, covered with a green-grey, ray-shaped russeting.
The COLOUR is green-yellow, often with a thin white bloom; when ripe, as illustrated, the apple shows a beautiful thin network of cinnamon-coloured russeting, reminding of hieroglyphes.
The FLESH is white, with green-yellow veins, fine, rather firm, sourish, savoury. The core is medium, as are the cells; attractive coffee-brown pips.
TIME OF USE: October - December; second grade for dessert; we feel there are far better varieties.
The TREE grows well, builds an attractive pyramid crown and is very fertile. The twigs are slender, olive-grey, with a silvery shine and round, white lenticels; the buds are snub and conical, standing off; the shoots are long, thin, olive-grey, woolly; the leaf stalks are 15 - 25 mms, thin; the leaves are egg-shaped, medium sized; nice, regular, dull serrating. We can not recommend this variety in a general way, there are so many better apples.