Lady Blush
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Origin/History
Received from Pennsylvania.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size & Form: Rather large, roundish.
Skin: Whitish yellow, shaded in the sun with bright red. Many light and gray dots.
Stalk: Medium.
Cavity: Deep.
Calyx: Closed.
Flesh & Flavor: Yellowish, rather firm, moderately juicy, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. Quality: Good.
Core & Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
November, December.
Uses
Not described in source.
Other
Elliott describes a "Lady" or "Lady's Blush" as medium in size, yellow with red blush, and dry flesh. This account differs from Downing's description in both fruit size and flesh character.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Lady Blush.
Received 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.