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red, juicy, vinous, tender, yet often firm; stone small, roundish-oval, plump, adhering 

 slightly to the flesh on one side; ripens about the middle of July. 

 La Nappe. Species? i. Proskauer Obstsort. S9- iQo?- 



Listed in this reference. 

 Lacure (Large). P. avium, i. Parkinson Par. Ter. 572. 1629. 



" The great Lacure or Hart Cherrie differeth not in forme, but in greatnesse, being 

 usually twice as great as the former [Lacure (Small)], and of a reddish blacke colour also: 

 both of them are of a firme substance, and reasonable sweete. Some doe call the white 

 cherrie, the White hart cherrie." 

 Lacure (Small). P. avium, i. Parkinson Par. Ter. 572. 1629. 



" The smaller Lacure or Hart Cherrie is a reasonable faire Cherrie, full above, and a 

 little pointing downward, after the fashion of a heart, as it is usually pointed, blackish 

 when it is full ripe, and lesser than the next " [Lactire (Large)]. 

 Lade Late. P. avium, i. Can. Exp. Farm Bui. 2nd Ser. 3:60. 1900. 



Von Lade's Spate Knorpelkirsche. 2. Lauche Ergdnzungsband 605. 1883. 



Bigarreau Tardij de Lade. 3. Guide Prat. 15, 184. 1895. 



A German variety probably raised from seed by M. Lad6. Fruit of medium size, 

 long, cordate, compressed at the stem, roundish at the apex; sutiu-e indistinct; stem long, 

 thin, slightly curved; cavity shallow; skin yellowish overspread with glossy light red, 

 darker in the sun, faintly streaked; flesh firm, yellowish, sweet, vinous; excellent; stone 

 long, oval; ripens in September lasting a month; productive. 



Lady of the Lake. P. avium, i. Country Gent. 28:398. 1866-67. 2. Downing Fr. 

 Trees Am. 467. 1869. 



Lady of the Lake is a seedling from Charles Pease, Cleveland, Ohio. Tree vigorous, 

 upright-spreading, productive; fruit medium to large, roimdish-obtuse-conic, compressed, 

 with a shallow suture; stem medium, inserted in a deep cavity; skin light yellow, shaded 

 and mottled with bright crimson; flesh half-tender, pale yellow, juicy, sweet, rich; season 

 according to the climate, early May to late June. 

 Lady Southampton. P. avium, i. Hogg Fruit Man. 69, 85. 1866. 



Lady Southampton's Yellow. 2. Land. Hart. Soc. Cat. 53. 1831. 3. Downing Fr. 

 Trees Am. 187. 1845. 



According to the reference, this is an almost worthless yellow Bigarreau. Fniit of 

 medium size, heart-shaped; skin yellow; flesh pale, firm, rather dry, with uncolored juice, 

 season the middle of July. 

 Laeder Kirsebaer. Species? i. Lond. Hort. Soc. Cat. 53. 1831. 



Mentioned but not described. 

 Lake. P. avium, i. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat. 26. 1909. 



Lake was named in honor of Professor E. R. Lake, then of the Oregon Agricultural 

 College, by the originator, C. E. Hoskins, Springbrook, Oregon. The tree came into bearing 

 about 1892 and is reported in the American Pomological Society's fruit list of 1909 as 

 succeeding well in the northwest. Fruit large, sweet, and very good. 

 Laker or Loker Bunte Knorpelkirsche. P. avium, i. Mas Pom. Gen. n:i6i. 1882. 



Listed in the reference given. 



