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SYNONYMS. LOUISE (8, 10, 13, 15). LOUISE, Princess (9, 14). PRINCESS 

 LOUISE (i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, n, 12). Princess Louise (7, 10, 13). WOOLVERTON 

 (7). Woolverton (4, n, 12). 



Louise is an apple of the Fameuse group. It is larger than 

 Fameuse but not as large as Mclntosh and has less red color and 

 is less attractive than either of these apples. It is very desirable 

 for dessert use but for culinaary purposes it is decidedly inferior 

 to other varieties of its season. It is of a clear pale yellow color with 

 lively blush and delicate bloom. It shows bruises readily and 

 requires very careful handling. The tree is hardy, healthy, comes 

 into bearing rather young and yields fair to moderately good crops 

 almost annually. It is doubtful whether it will ever prove a desir- 

 able commercial variety. 



Historical. Originated with L. Woolverton, Grimsby, Ontario, who states 

 that it was a chance seedling that sprung up among a half dozen old Fameuse 

 trees. 1 It was first exhibited before the Ontario Fruit Growers' Association 

 in 1879 under the name of " Woolverton." It has been disseminated to a 

 limited extent only in New York. The Mclntosh has sometimes been mis- 

 takenly disseminated for this variety. 



TREE. 



Tree medium size, moderately vigorous to vigorous with long, slender 

 branches and willowy laterals. Form upright spreading to roundish, rather 

 dense. Twigs moderately long, straight or somewhat irregularly curved, 

 rather geniculate, slender; internodes medium. Bark reddish-brown with 

 some pale olive-green, lightly mottled with scarf-skin; somewhat pubescent 

 toward the tips. Lenticels scattering, small to medium, roundish to oblong. 

 Buds small to medium, deep-set, plump, acute, free or nearly so, somewhat 

 pubescent. 



FRUIT. 



Fruit of good medium size ; fairly uniform in size and shape. Form 

 usually roundish, sometimes roundish oblate, often somewhat elliptical or 

 obscurely angular; sides often unequal. Stem red, medium to rather long, 

 usually slender. Cavity obtuse to acute or sometimes approaching acuminate, 

 shallow to medium in depth, moderately broad, frequently furrowed. Calyx 

 medium size, closed or sometimes slightly open. Basin usually shallow to 

 medium in depth, narrow to moderately wide, rather obtuse, lightly furrowed 

 and wrinkled. 



Skin thin, rather tough, clear pale yellow or greenish, with lively red or 

 pinkish blush, striped obscurely if at all, overspread with thin bloom. Dots 

 inconspicuous, pale, usually submerged. 



Calyx tube short, wide, conical to funnel-form. Stamens median to basal. 



1 L. Woolverton, Letter, 1894. 



