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rather irregular. Stem long, rather slender, often curved. Caz'ity acuminate, 

 deep, usually broad, furrowed, sometimes with thin radiating streaks of light 

 russet mingled with carmine. Calyx large, open or partly open ; lobes often 

 separated at base, rather short, acute, erect or rcflexed. Basin deep, mod- 

 erately narrow to rather wide, abrupt, furrowed and wrinkled. 



Skin attractive pale yellow often almost entirely overspread with bright 

 pinkish-red, dotted and streaked with purplish-carmine. Dots small, not 

 very numerous, inconspicuous, light colored. Prevailing effeet bright striped 

 red. 



Calyx tube rather wide, conical to slightly funnel-shape. Stamens basal. 



Core rather small, nearly axile to somewhat abaxile; cells closed or 

 somewhat open ; core lines meeting or slightly clasping. Carpels obovate. 

 Seeds rather large, flat, obtuse. 



Flesh yellowish-white, fine, crisp, tender, juicy, somewhat sprightly aro- 

 matic, subacid, very good. 



Season September to December. 



LATHAM. 



Reference, i. Downing, 1869:251. 

 Synonyms. None. 



This is a variety which we have not seen ; so far as we can learn it is no 

 longer cultivated. According to Downing it originated in Sag Harbor, 

 Sufifolk county, N. Y. ; tree very productive ; fruit medium size, yellow mostly 

 covered with light and dark red; flesh white, juicy, mild subacid, good; 

 season November and December (i). 



LEAD, 



References, i. Montreal Hart. Soe. Rpt.. 8:40. 1881-82. 2. la. Hort. 

 Soc. Rpt., 1882:78. 3. Montreal Hort. Soe. Rpt., 1883:102. 4. la. Agr. Coll. 

 Bui, 1883:28. 5 lb., 1885:11. 6. Schroeder, Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 

 1886-7:71. 7. la. Agr. Coll. Bui, 1890:23. 8. Budd, la. Sta. Bui, 19:540. 

 1892. 9. Bailey, An. Hort., 1892:243. 10. Munson, Me. Sta. Rpt., 1896:74, 79. 

 II. Stinson, Ark. Sta. Bui, 43:105. 1896. 12. Thomas, 1897:291. fig. 

 13. Troop, Ind. Sta. Rpt., 1899:80. 14. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui, 76:64. 1902. 

 15. Munson, Me. Sta. An. Rpt., 18:84. 1902. 



Synonyms. Lead (i, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15). Lead 

 Apple (3). No. 3 M (2, 4, 7, 8, 10, 14. 15). No. 277 (2, 4, 5, 10). Svinsovka 

 (i). SwiNEZ (3). Szvinzovska (5). 



As noted below two distinct Russian varieties have been disseminated un- 

 der the name Lead. Some of the references cited above refer to one of 

 these varieties and some to the other. 



A Russian variety was received from the Iowa Agricultural College in 

 1890 for testing at this Station, the fruit of which is pale greenish-yellow 

 with a blushed cheek and carmine splashes, medium size or above ; flesh 

 tender, rather juicy, subacid, fair quality; season late August and September. 

 The tree does not come into bearing very young. It is an annual cropper but 

 only moderately productive. It is not worthy of further testing for this 

 region. 



