156 THE APPLE. 



Loudon Pippin. 

 Tree, productive : most grown in Northern "Virginia. Fruit, large, lound- 

 ish conical ; greenish yellow : stem, short ; calyx, large • flesh, greenish 

 wiiite, sub-acid: valued only for its size, where people know what apples 

 should be. 



LowRE Queen. 

 Loure Queeru 

 Trees, upright, early bearers, extensively grown in Central Ohio ; some- 

 what resembles the Vandervere. Fruit, medium, roundish flattened, oft 

 angular ; yellow, striped and splashed with dull red, rough irregular dots, 

 or specks of dull russet, russet at stem ; stem, slender ; cavity, regular, 

 deep ; calyx, with long pointed segments ; basin, abrupt, broad, slightly 

 furrowed ; core, small ; seeds, ovate : flesh, yellowish white, tender, juicy ; 

 '•' very good." November to February. 



Lyscom. 

 Matthew's Stripe, | Osgood's Favorite. 

 From Mass. Fruit, large, round; greenish yellow, broken stripes, 

 and splashes of red ; stem, short ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small ; basin 

 plaited; flesh, fine-grained, mild sub-acid. September to November. 



Macomber. 



Origin, Guilford, Maine. Fruit, full medium, oblate angular ; skin, yel- 

 lowish, shaded and striped with red ; stalk, short ; cavity, large ; calyx, 

 closed; basin, large and regular; flesh, white, fine-grained, tender; flavor 

 sub-acid, December to January. (Downing.) 



Magnolia. 



Origin, Bolton, Mass, Growth moderate, productive. Fruit, medium, 



oblate conic ; skin, yellow, beautifully striped and mottled with crimson ; 



stalk, short, in a broad, uneven cavity ; calyx, closed ; basin, small ; flesh, 



white, tender, juicy, with a brisk^ aromatic flavor. October. (Downing.) 



Maiden's Favorite. 

 Maiden's Apple. 

 From Stuyvesant, N. Y. Tree, a slow grower, productive. Fruit, below 

 medium, oblong rounded, pale yellow, shaded with blush, sometimes mot- 

 tled carmine, and few minute dots ; stem, short ; cavity, deep, thin, russeted ; 

 calyx, closed; segments persistent ; basin, regular; flesh, whitish, crisp, 

 very delicate, vinous ; '• very good ;" a dessert apple. December to 

 February. 



Mansfield Russet. 

 American. Tree, good grower, productive. Fruit, small, oblong conical ; 

 cinnamon russet : stem, long, slender ; calyx, with long segments ; flesh, white, 

 aromatic • "very good;" core, small. 



Maxomet Sweet. 



Horseblock. 



From Plymouth, Mass. Tree, vigorous, good bearer. Fruit, medium, 



roundish ; lemon yellow, bright red in sun, dotted with russet specks, and 



trace of russet at stem ; stem, short, slender; cavity, shaUow: calyx, large, 



closed ; long segments ; basin, shallow ; core, compact ; geeds, medium ; 



