. Fruits and fruit-trees of lesh wliite, very fine, jnicy, highly aromatic. December toMarch. Labute. Of French origin. Tree vigorous, upright. Fruit large, roundish conical, sides unequal, yellow, mostly shaded,and somewhat splashed with rich red. Stalk rather short. Cavitydeep. Calyx closed. Basin small, corrugated. Flesh white, crisp,rather firm, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. Core large. October. Origin, Lancaster Co., Pa. Fruit medium, oblate, sides sometimes unequal, pale red, stripedand splashed with crimson. Stalk short, slender, inserted in a narrowrusseted
. Fruits and fruit-trees of lesh wliite, very fine, jnicy, highly aromatic. December toMarch. Labute. Of French origin. Tree vigorous, upright. Fruit large, roundish conical, sides unequal, yellow, mostly shaded,and somewhat splashed with rich red. Stalk rather short. Cavitydeep. Calyx closed. Basin small, corrugated. Flesh white, crisp,rather firm, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. Core large. October. Origin, Lancaster Co., Pa. Fruit medium, oblate, sides sometimes unequal, pale red, stripedand splashed with crimson. Stalk short, slender, inserted in a narrowrusseted cavity. Calyx closed. Basin wide, deep, corrugated. Fleshwhite, tender, crisp, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. Kovember toMarch. Lady Apple. Api. Api Petit. Pomme Eose. Pomme dApi Rong-e. Petit Api Rouge. Gros Api Ptouge. An exquisite little dessert fruit, the pretty size and beautiful colorof which render it a universal favorite; as it is a great bearer, it is alsoa profitable sort for the orchardist, bringing the highest price of any. Lady Apple. fancy apple in the market. It is an old French variety, and is nearlyalways known abroad by the name of ; but the name of LadyApple has become too universal here to change it now. No amateurscollection should be without it. THE APPLE. 245 Fruit quite small, but regularly formed and flat. Skin smooth andglossy, with a brilliant deep red cheek, contrasting with a lively lemonyellow ground. Stalk of medium length, and deeply inserted. Calyxsmall, sunk in a basin with small plaits. Flesh white, crisp, tender, andj uicy, with a pleasant flavor. The tree has upright, almost black shoots,with small leaves; forms a very upright, small head, and bears its fruitin bunches. The latter is very hardy, and may be left on the tree tillsevere frosts. The Lady Apple is in use from December to May. The A pi Noir, ov Black Lady Apple^ differs from the foregoing sortonly in the color, which is nearly In shape, size, season, andflavor, it is nearl
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