130 The Apples of New York. 



iiiaii, 2:132. 1894. 9. Thomas, 1897:291. fig. 10. Hansen, 5". D. Sta. Bui, 

 76:70. 1902. fig. II. Budd-Hansen, 1903:119. 12. Ragan, U. S. B. P. I. 

 Bill, 56:185. 1905. 



Synonyms. Lubsk Queen (i, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11). Lubsk Queen (12). 

 LuBSK Reinette (3, 12). Lubsk Rcinctte (10, 11). No. 444 (3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 

 II, 12). Reinette Liiibski (2, 12). Rcnet Liubskiii (3, 12). 



A Russian variety which has attracted attention because of the beauty of 

 the fruit and superior hardiness and productiveness of the tree. In other 

 respects it does not rank high. It is fairly good in quahty. Season August 

 and September. 



Historical. Imported from Russia by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture in 1870 under No. 444. It was entered on the list of the 

 American Pomological Society in 1889 and dropped from the list at the 

 following meeting in 1891 (4). It has been planted but little in New York, 

 and so far as we have been able to learn its cultivation in this state is not 

 increasing. 



Tree. 



Tree moderately vigorous with long, slender, curved branches. Form 

 upright spreading or roundish, rather open. Twigs short, curved, slender; 

 internodes medium. Bark dull brown, roughly mottled with scarf-skin; 

 slightly pubescent near tips. Lenticels scattering, medium size, round, not 

 raised. Buds medium size, plump, obtuse, free, not pubescent. 



Fruit (10). 



Fruit medium to large. Form regular, nearly round, truncated. Stem 

 medium to long. Cavity acute, rather small, slightly russeted. Calyx closed; 

 segments long, pointed. Basin shallow, wide, regular, with generally five 

 fine corrugations around the eye. 



Skin very smooth, polished and waxlike, a brilliant white, more or less 

 covered with solid light rosy red, with delicate white bloom; a self-colored 

 apple, but sometimes with short red splashes on lighter ground. Dots 

 white, minute, numerous. 



Calyx tube long, funnel-shape. Stamens marginal. 



Core closed ; cells ovate, slit. Seeds nine, plump. 



FlesJi snow white, firm, juicy, fine-grained, subacid, good. 



Season August, September. 



LYSCOM, 



References, i. A^". E. Farmer, 1830 (cited by 17). 2, Kenrick, 1832:36. 

 3. Mag. Hort., 1 :364, 395. 1835. 4- Hovey, lb., 4 :48. 1838. 5. Manning, 

 1838:51. 6. lb., Mag. Hort., 7:46. 1841. 7. Downing, 1845:89. 8. Cole, 

 1849:111. 9. Thomas, 1849:151. 10. Emmons, Nat. Hist. N. Y., 3:32. 

 1851. II. Elliott, 1854:145. 12. Mag. Hort., 20:241. 1854. 13. Hooper, 

 1857:56. 14. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1862. 15. Warder, 1867:605. 16. Lyon, 

 Mich. Hort. Soc. Rpt., 1890:294. 17. Ragan, U. S. P. B. I. Bui, 56:186. 

 1905- 



