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flesh is very fine, crisp, juicy and rich. It bears 

 abundantly every other year, keeps well through the 

 winter, and although so common, it will bear com- 

 parison with the finest of the new varieties. 



No. 42. Lady Apple. The size is small, the 

 form flat, the skin at maturity is a bright yellow, 

 with a brilliant red cheek, and very smooth ; the 

 flesh white, breaking, mild and agreeable, but not 

 high flavored. The beautiful appearance of this lit- 

 tle apple renders it worthy of cultivation. The tree 

 is of more upright growth than any other apple tree 

 in the orchard ; it grows to a large size before it 

 produces fruit ; it then bears well, and is in use from 

 January till March. 



No. 43. Bellflower. This is a large and beau- 

 tiful apple. The form is very oblong, tapering to the 

 eye ; the skin a bright yellow, sometimes without 

 any red, but for the most part the side exposed to 

 the sun has a bright red cheek ; the flesh is rich, 

 tender and sprightly ; before perfectly ripe it has 

 too much acidity. It bears well, though not abun- 

 dantly, every year, and ripens in October, and 

 keeps till February. It is a valuable market fruit. 

 The growth of the tree is large and spreading, and if 

 not trained high, the branches will reach the ground 

 when loaded with fruit. 



[This variety fruits well in light soil. It is sometimes con- 

 confounded with the " Monstrous Bellflower," an inferior 

 sort.] 



