Lady's Fancy
AppleLady's Fancy
Origin / History
The origin of Lady's Fancy is unknown. In A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900 edition), the variety is also listed under the name King of some. It was much grown in Vermont, Northern New York, and Canada.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Above medium.
Form: Oblong conical.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Narrow.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Whitish yellow, splashed, shaded, and mottled with light and dark red.
Dots: Light dots.
Flesh and flavor: White, crisp, tender, juicy, agreeable, subacid. Quality rated good.
Core and seeds: Core large.
Season
November to February.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Lady's Fancy. King of some. Origin unknown. Much grown in Vermont, Northern New York, and Canada. Fruit above medium, oblong conical, whitish yellow, splashed, shaded, and mottled with light and dark red, light dots. Stalk short. Cavity narrow. Calyx closed. Flesh white, crisp, tender, juicy, agreeable, subacid. Core large. Good. November to February.