128 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



inserted in a russety cavity. Flesh, yellowish white, firm, crisp, very 

 juicy and sugary, with a brisk and rich vinous flavour. Cells, obovate 

 axile, open. 



A dessert apple of first-rate quality, and very valuable, both as regards 

 the richness of its flavour, and the "long period to which it remains in 

 perfection ; it is in use from January till April. The tree is healthy, 

 a free grower, and good bearer. 



Raised in the year 1804, by the wife of Neil Malcolm, Esq., of Lamb Abbey 

 near Dartford, m Kent, from the pip of an imported fruit of the Newtown Pippin. 



Lammas. See Margaret. 



Lancashire Crab. See Minchull Crab. 



LANDSBERGER REINETTE. Fruit, above medium size, some- 

 what conical, slightly ribbed near the eye. Skin, pale yellow, very 

 clear and shining, having a tinge of crimson on the side next the sun. 

 Eye, open ; segments of the calyx long, reflexed, set in a shallow basin.' 

 Stalk, long, slender, deeply inserted. Flesh, yellowish, delicate, melting' 

 sweet. 



An excellent apple, fit for either kitchen or dessert use, from October 

 to Christmas. The tree is a great bearer. 



LANE'S PRINCE ALBERT. Fruit, large and handsome, three 

 inches and a half wide, and three and a quarter high ; short, conical or 

 ovate, even and regular in its outline, with broad obtuse ribs round the 

 crown. Skin, smooth and shining, fine grass -green at first, but changing 

 to clear pale yellow as it ripens ; where exposed to the sun it is pale 

 red marked with broken streaks of bright crimson. Eye, rather small, 

 closed, with erect pointed segments, which are reflexed at the points ' 

 set in a deep, saucer-like, plaited basin. Stamens, basal ; tube, funnel- 

 shaped. Flesh, tender, juicy, briskly and agreeably flavoured. Cells, 

 elliptical, abaxile, Codlin-like. 



A very excellent culinary apple, from October to March. It was 

 raised by Messrs. H. Lane & Son, of Berkhampstead, and exhibited by 

 them at a meeting of the British Pomological Society, October 26th, 

 1857. The tree is a marvellous bearer, and rarely fails to produce a 



crop 



LANE'S PROLIFIC. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and three- 

 quarters wide, and two inches and a quarter high ; round, even and 

 symmetrical in its outline. Skin, green, with sometimes a dull red 

 blush on the side exposed to the sun. Eye, small and open, with short 

 erect segments, set in a very deep, even, round basin. Stamens, marginal ; 

 tube, deep, funnel-shaped. Stalk, half an inch long, slender, and 

 woody. Flesh, firm, crisp, and with a greenish tinge ; brisk and acid 

 at first, but later in the season mild and pleasantly flavoured. Cells, 

 obovate ; axile, closed. 



