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DESCRIPTIONS OF APPLES. 



it finds strong competitors in the Broadwell, Paradise 

 Winter, and some others of the same season. 



Tree thrifty, productive. 



Fruit large, round, somewhat conic, occasionally angu- 

 lar; Surface smooth, light yellow, striped and splashed 

 with bright red ; Dots distinct, large, gray. 



Fig. 191. LADIES' SWEETING. 



Basin medium, often abrupt, folded ; Eye very small, 

 closed. 



Cavity medium or wide, regular, brown ; Stem short, 

 or long and slender. 



Core medium, round, closed or open, clasping ; Seeds 

 numerous (16), angular ; Flesh white, crisp, fine-grained, 

 juicy ; Flavor sweet, agreeable ; Quality only good (to my 

 taste) ; Use, table, baking and stock feeding; Season, De- 

 cember. 



Scarlet Sweet. 



This delicate fruit was received from my good friend 

 Jas. Edgerton, of Barnesville, Ohio, who had exhibited 



