THE APPLE. 



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Fruit quite small, but regularly formed and flat. Skin smooth and 

 glossy, with a brilliant deep red cheek, contrasting with a lively lemon 

 yellow ground. Stalk of medium length, and deeply inserted. Calyx 

 small, sunk in a basin with small plaits. Flesh white, crisp, tender, and 

 juicy, with a pleasant flavor. The tree has upright, almost black shoots, 

 with small leaves ; forms a very upright, small head, and bears its fruit 

 in bunches. The latter is very hardy, and may be left on the tree till 

 severe frosts. The Lady Apple is in use from December to May. 



The A pi Noir, or Black Lady Apple, differs from the foregoing sort 

 only in the color, which is nearly black. In shape, size, season, and 

 flavor, it is nearly the same. It is, from its unusually dark hue, a sin- 

 gular and interesting fruit — poor flavor. 



The true Api Etoile, or Star Lady Apple, figured and described by 

 Poiteau, in the Pomologie francaise, is another very distinct variety ; 

 the fruit is of the same general character, but having five prominent an- 

 gles, which give it the form of a star. This variety is rather scarce, the 

 common Lady Apple being frequently sent out for it by French nursery- 

 men. It keeps until quite late in the spring, when its flavor becomes 

 excellent, though in winter it is rather dry. The growth of the tree re- 

 sembles that of the other Apis. 



The Api Gros, or Large Lady Apple, is of a similar habit in growth 

 of the tree to the true Lady Apple, the fruit a trifle larger, more round- 

 ish, less brightly colored, and quite inferior in qualitj 7- . 



The Api Gros Pomme de Pose, or Pose-colored Lady Apple, is also 

 another variety, with fruit of medium size, roundish, pale yellow, washed 

 with bright rosy red. Flesh yellowish white, fine-grained, juicy, crisp, 

 aromatic. 



Lady Blush. 

 Peceived from Pennsylvania. 



Fruit rather large, roundish, whitish yellow, shaded in the sun with 

 bright red, many light and gray dots. Stalk medium. Cavity deep. 

 Calyx closed. Flesh yellowish, rather firm, moderately juicy, pleasant 

 subacid, slightly aromatic. Good. November, December. 



Elliott describes a Lady or Lady's Blush as medium, yellow, with red 

 blush. Flesh dry. 



Lady Finger. 

 Under this name Hogg describes an Apple as : 



Fruit beloAV medium, pyramidal, rounded at base, dull greenish yel- 

 low, with minute gray russety dots, dull blush and spots of lively red 

 in the sun. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, pleasantly acid. November to 

 March. 



Coxe describes an apple as Lady Finger or Long Pippin, as remarka- 

 bly long, greenish yellow. Flesh pleasant, early winter, but does not 

 keep well. 



Elliott describes under name of Lady Finger, synonym Sheep Nose, 

 an apple as medium size, oblong, pale yellow, faint blush. Flesh firm, 

 watery. November, December. 



We have also received an apple from Maryland under this name which 

 is of medium size, roundish conical, yellowish, shaded over the whole 

 surface with deep crimson, thinly sprinkled with light dots. Stalk 



