i56 THE APPLE. 



LOUDON PIPPIN. 



Tree, productive ; most grown in Northern "Virginia. Fruit, large, 

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

 white, sub-acid ; valued only for its size, where people know what apples 

 should be. 



LOWIIE QUEEN. 



Loure Queen. 



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, whitej 

 aromatic " very good;" core, small. 



MANOMET 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, shallow; calyx, large, 

 closed ; long segments ; basin, shallow ; core, compact 5 seeds., medium ; 



