Lady Apple

Coace. (Pomme d' Api. Rouge. Petit and Gros Api. Rouge, of the French.) (Fig. 9.) The small size of this beautiful fruit may be carpium of unusual size, and if shaken can be distinctly heard; it ripens late in October, when its great weight causes it to fall in windy weather - if carefully picked before they are too ripe, they will keep in high perfection through the winter, till late in the spring, especially when they are shrivelled or wilted - from their beauty and excellence, they are the most popular apple in the Philadelphia market: the tree grows very large and spreading; it should be trained high, or the limbs will touch the ground when in full bearing; it succeeds best on light rich soils." - Coxe.

Fig. 9.

Gloria Mundi. Thomp. Monstrous Pippen

Coxe. Golden. Ball. Ken. (Fig. 10.) Coxe says this imposing apple originated on Long Island, N. Y. Downing supposes it to be originally from Maine; the fact is unimportant. Its large size renders it an object of popular regard; it is an admirable cooking apple though not profitable, from liability to be blown off prematurely. Skin yellow, marked by bright spots or dots. Flesh juicy and sprightly. The outline is round; stem short; eye bushy. In season, November to March. A specimen at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's exhibition, September, 1846, weighed 27 ounces.

Fig. 10. - (P. 49).

Bell Flower

(Fig. 11.) "A remarkably large, beautiful and excel-lent apple, both for the dessert and for cooking - it is of a pale, but bright and fair yellow colour; the cheek next the sun has sometimes a blush, but more frequently is without any red: the form is oblong, somewhat pointed at the blossom end - both ends are deeply indented - the flesh is rich, juicy, tender and sprightly; it has uncommonly large full seeds, which are lodged in a peri-4 an objection with many, but it is undoubtedly worthy a place in every orchard from its exquisite beauty and fine quality. The Lady Apple is highly prized wherever quality, rather than bulk is considered as the test of value. At Philadelphia it is a great favourite, and commands ready sale. The outline is flat, colour when well ripened a lively yellow, with a bright carmine cheek. Flesh white and crisp; juice sprightly and agreeable; bears abundantly. Ripe in December, and keeps well during winter.

Fig. 11. - (P. 49).

Rhode Island Greening

Coxe. (Fig. 12.) A well known variety, extensively disseminated throughout the Atlantic States. The size is large; outline round; skin of a yellowish green; sometimes, though very seldom of a faint blush-like hue towards the stem. The flesh is crisp, abounding in juice, finely flavoured; stem short. Calyx rather small for so large an apple, and placed in a shallow basin. In season from October to January, sometimes later.

Fig. 12. - (P. 49).