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tender flesh, and very valuable for its early ripening, and 

 other good qualities:" 



Ladies' Blvsh. Color, yellow, with red blush ; size, 2. 



Eemarks. — American origin. Flesh too dry. The Gate 

 was exhibited for some time, under this name, at Cincin- 

 nati Horticultural Eooms, by J. 0. Ferris. It is a syno- 

 Qyme of Gabriel. 



Lady Finger, see Kaighn's Spitzeiiburg, of which it is a 

 synonyme. Also, the name of a very poor apple in Penn- 

 sylvania ; seen, also, in Central Ohio. Unworthy. 



LADIES' SWEETING-. Color, red in the sun, pale 

 yellowish green in the shade, with broken stripes of pale 

 red; form, roundish ovate; size, 1; use, table; quality, 

 2 ; season, keeps till May. 



Eemarks. — A favorite in New York. Not considered 

 equal there, however, to Danvers" Winter Sweet. "Hand- 

 some and good, second rSte." — Trans. Ohio. Pom. Society. 

 Here, it is a fair, good, sweet apple. Yellow flesh. Win- 

 ter. Perfumed like an orange, though not so strong. 



LADY APPLE, or Api, Pomme Rose, Petit Api, etc. 

 Color, bright red, on clear yellow ; form, flat ; size, 4 ; use, 

 table and cooking (being as rich as a preserve) ; quality, 

 1 ; season, November to May. 



Eemarks. — Tree verj- upright, like the cherry. Fruit 

 in beautiful clusters. It takes ten years before very pro- 

 ductive. When it bears small, perfect fruit, one of the 

 most profitable in the East, selling at ten dollars per 

 barrel ; but in the West, it is not so much apprecia- 

 ted as an ornanient of the table, nor does it grow so fine 

 and sightly. Small and beautiful. "Profitable in some 

 localities." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. 



