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LANE SWEET. 

 Bmall, 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 ETJSSET. 

 Medium, roundish oblong, dull yellowish russet ; flesh, greenish, dry. December, March. 



LOAN'S ENGLISH PEABMAIN. 



Small, roundish conical, dull red and russet ; flesh, firm; almost worthy culture. Septem- 

 ber, October. 



LONGVILLE'S KEBNEL. 



Sam's Crab. 



Foreign. Below medium, oval flattened, brownish red on yellow ; flesh, firm, sub-acid. 

 August, September. 



LONG JOHN. 

 American. Large, conical, greenish yellow ; flesh, yellowish white dry } great keeper. 



LTJCOMBE'S SEEDLING. 



Foreign. Large, roundish conical, yellow, spotted with red in sun; flesh, whitish, firm- 

 cooking. October, December. 



LUCE'S EABLT JOE. 

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



LOVETT'S SWEET. 



American. Fruit-medinm, roundish conic ; skin, yellow ; flesh, yellow, moderately juicy 

 weet. October to February. 



MEBBITT'S SWEET. 



Fruit, medium, oblate, yellow, sometimes with a blush; flesh, compact, very sweet Last 

 of August. 



METHODIST. 



From Connecticut. Medium size, oblong oval; skin, greenish, marbled and striped 'vit'd 

 red ; flesh, white, tender, mild sub-acid, not rich. November. 



MANK'B CODLIN. 



Irish Pitcher, | Frith Pitcher. 

 Foreign. Medium, roundish oblong, pale yellow, red cheek in sun ; cooking only. August 



MABGIL. 

 "White Margil. 



Foreign. Small, roundish, dull yellow, streaked with red; flesh, white, tender. Early 

 "Winter. 



MARBLE SWEETING. 



"Virginia Sweet, | Mclntire's Sweeting. 



American. Medium to large, roundish ovate, marbled, dull red and yellow; flesh, sweet, 

 dry. November, February. 



MAT SEEK NO-FtTBTHEB. 



Pilliken, | May Apple, | Lop-sided Pearmain. 

 Outwardly like Pryor's Red; flesh, dry, coarse ; only valued as a keeper ; skin, thick. 



MATTCK. 

 Large, greenish yellow, blush in sun, conical ; flesh, "good." 



MKNAGEEE. 

 Menagerie. 

 Foreign. Large, flat, pale yellow. September to January. 



