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King of the Pippins. 



Hampsliire Yellow. 



Often grown west as Gravensteiu. Medium, roundish, oblong, yellow and 

 red splashed, flesh white, slightly sweet, not agreeable ; October, November. 



Kirke's Lord Nelson. 



Foreign ; large, roundish, red on pale yellow, flesh flrm, juicy, acid ; Octo- 

 ber, December. 



Ladies' Blush. 



American ; medium, yellow, with red blush, flesh dry. 



Lady Finger. 



Sheep Nose. 



Medium, oblong, pale yellow, faint blush, flesh firm, watery ; November, De- 

 cember. 



Lane Sweet. 



Small, roundish, flattened, yellow with red, flesh yellowish, dry ; November. 



• Lemon Pippin. 



Kirke's Lemon Pippin. 



Foreign ; medium, oval, pale greenish yellow, flesh firm, sub-acid ; October, 

 January. 



Long Island Russet. 



Medium, roundish oblong, dull yellowish russet, flesh greenish, dry ; Decern-- 

 ber, March. 



Loan's English Pearmain. 



Small, roundish conical, dull red and russet, flesh firm, almost worthy cul- 

 ture ; September, October. 



Longville's Kernel. 



Sam's Crab. 



Foreign ; below medium, oval, flattened, brownish red on yellow, flesh firm, 



Bub-acid ; August, Septem])er. 



Long John. 



American ; large, conical, greenish yellow, flesh yellowish white, dry, great 

 keeper. ^ 



Lucombe's Seedling. 



Foreign ; large, roundish conical, yellow spotted with red in sun, flesh whit- 

 ish, firm, cooking ; October, December. 



Luce's Early Joe. 



American ; small, round, bright red on yellow, flesh crisp, inferior; September. 



