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mottled with scarf-skin; Iicavily pubescent. Lciiticcls numerous, small to 

 medium size, not raised. Bitds prominent, medium to large, broad, plump, 

 obtuse, pubescent. 



Fruit. 



Fruit large, fairly uniform in size but somewhat variable in shape. Form 

 roundish oblong inclined to conic, unsymmetrical. irregular. Stem medium 

 to rather long, moderately thick, deflected to one side. Cavity acute or 

 approaching acuminate, rather shallow to moderately deep, medium to rather 

 broad, sometimes furrowed, occasionally compressed, often lightly russeted. 

 Calyx medium to large, closed or partly open. Basin rather shallow to 

 moderately deep, medium in width, somewhat abrupt, often slightly furrowed 

 and wrinkled. 



Skin thin, tender, smooth or with occasional russet dots and flecks, waxy, 

 at first green but eventually becoming rich yellow. Dots ^ery numerous, 

 small, inconspicuous, brown or russet or submerged. 



Calyx tube usually rather long, rather wide, conical approaching funnel- 

 form. Stametis median or nearly so. 



Core rather large, axile to somewhat abaxile ; cells closed ; core lines meet- 

 ing or somewhat clasping. Carf'cls roundish to pointed obovate. emarginate. 

 Seeds dark brown, not uniform in shape, medium size, obtuse to somewhat 

 acute. 



Flesh greenish or tinged with yellow, rather firm, medium to rather fine- 

 grained, crisp, tender, very juicy, sprightly subacid, good to very good. 



Season August to October. 



LOWLAND RASPBERRY. 



References, i. Gibb. la. Hort. Sac. Rpt., 1883:438. 2. lb., Montreal 

 Hort. Soc. Rpf., 1883:94. 3. lb., Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt.. 1887:46. 4. Thomas, 

 1897:254. iig. 5. U. S. Pom. Bui, 8:18. 1899. 6. Hansen, S. D. Sta. Bui, 

 76:69. 1902. fig. 7. Budd-Hansen, 1903:117. fig. 



Synonyms. Himbeer.xpfel Lievl.\nder (i, 2). Himbeerapfel Lievlaiider 

 (3). Flimbeerapfel Livlander (3). Lievland Raspberry (7). Liveland 

 Raspberry (4). Livland Raspberry (3). Lowland Raspberry (6). Low- 

 land Raspberry (5, 7). Loivland Raspberry (i, 2, 3). No. 340 (i, 2, 6, 7). 



A Russian apple which, according to Hansen (6, 7), is medium to large, 

 clear waxen-white, striped, shaded and marbled with light crimson ; flesh 

 white, often stained with red. fine, very tender, pleasant mild subacid, almost 

 sweet ; season August ; as early as Yellow Transparent. 



We do not know that this variety has been tested in New York. 



LUBSK QUEEN. 



References, i. Tuttle. Montreal Hort. Soc. Rpt., 8:136. 1881-82. 2. Gibb, 

 la. Hort. Soc. Rpt.. 1883:442. 3. Budd, la. Agr. Coll. Bui, 1885:17. 4. Am. 

 Pom. Soc. Cat., 1889:8. 5. Budd, la. Agr. Coll. Bui. 1890:19. 6. la. Sta. 

 5u/., 19:536. 1892. 7. Can. Hort., 16:361. 1893. 8. Freeborn, A''a/. A'M/-j^r3;- 



