The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . Ladys Sweeting. Roa Yon. Ladies Sweet. We consider this one of the finest winter sweet Apples for the des-sert yet known or cultivated in this country. Its handsome appearance, delightful perfume, sprightly flavor, andthe long time whicli it remains in perfection, render it universally ad-mired wherever it is known, and no garden should bo, without it. It isa native of this neighborhood. The wood is not very strong, but itgrows thriftily, and bears very abundantly, making a round spreadinghead. Young shoots reddish brown, downy. Buds sma
The fruits and fruit-trees of America; . Ladys Sweeting. Roa Yon. Ladies Sweet. We consider this one of the finest winter sweet Apples for the des-sert yet known or cultivated in this country. Its handsome appearance, delightful perfume, sprightly flavor, andthe long time whicli it remains in perfection, render it universally ad-mired wherever it is known, and no garden should bo, without it. It isa native of this neighborhood. The wood is not very strong, but itgrows thriftily, and bears very abundantly, making a round spreadinghead. Young shoots reddish brown, downy. Buds small. THE APPLK. 247 Fiiiit large, roundisli ovate, narrowing pretty rapidly to the vei-y smooth, nearly coveied with red in the sun, but pale yellowishgreen in the shade, with broken stripes of pale red. The red is sprin-kled with well-marked yellowish gray dots, and covered, when first gath-ered, with a thin white bloom. There is also generally a faint mar-bling of cloudy white over the red, on the shady side of the fruit, and. Ladys Sweet. rays of the same around the stalk. Calyx quite small, set in a narro iv,shallow, plaited basin. Stalk half an inch long, in a shallow greenish white, exceedingly tender, juicy, and crisp, with a deli-cious, sprightly, agreeably perfumed flavor. Yery good or best. Keepswithout shrivelling, or losing its flavor, till May. Ladys White. Origin, Franklin Co., O. Tree a good grower and medium or below, roundish, whitish, very smooth and white, tender, juicy, subacid. December to February. Lafayette. Originated in Chester, N. H., on the farm of William Jenney, andfirst fruited in 1824, the year of General Lafayettes visit to this coun-try, hence its name. It is much esteemed in its native locality, but hasbeen little disseminated. Tree a good grower and an annual bearer. Fruit medium, roundish, whitish yellow, shaded, splashed, and mar-oled with crimson, moderately sprinkled with light dots. Stalk rathe
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