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LAKE. 



Grown by D. C. Richmond, Sandusky, O. Tree, abundant bearer, 

 fruit hangs well ; fruit, below medium, round ovate conical, yellow, mostly 

 overspread and striped with deep lake re<i, many dots ; cavity, deep ; 

 calyx, closed ; basin, open ; core, medium ; seeds, plump ; flesh, yellow, 

 tender, juicy, sub-acid ; " very good." October. 



LATE QUEEN. 



Brown's Late Queen. 



American Native of Ohio. Fruit, large, roundish conical, pale red on 

 yellow, bluish tinge at stem end, and many large russet dots ; calyx, 

 closed ; basin, deep, round, slightly furrowed ; stem, medium ; cavity, 

 deep ; flesh, yellowish, crisp, tender, sub-acid ; " very good." September 

 and October. 



LELAND SPICE. 



Leland Pippin, | New York Spice. 



From Mass. Fruit, large, roundish, slightly conical, and ribbed ; green- 

 ish yellow, mottled with crimson stripes, dark crimson in sun ; stem, half 

 inch ; cavity and basin, ribbed ; flesh, yellowish white, spicy, sub-acid ; 

 " best," October to December. Deserves more attention than yet 

 received. 



LEDGE SWEET. 



From Portsmouth, N. H. Tree, productive, regular bearer; fruit, large, 

 roundish flattened; yellowish green, tinged with blush in sun, reddish rus- 

 set specks ; stem, short, stout ; cavity, open, deep ; calyx, partially closed -, 

 basin, shallow ; core, open ; seeds, light brown ; flesh, yellowish white, 

 fine, juicy, crisp, sweet. January to June. (Hov. Mag.) 



LIMBER TWIG. 



James River. 



A valuable fruit in Southern Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana. Tree, 

 hardy, productive ; fruit, large, roundish, tapering a little to the eye ; light 

 yellow, striped and splashed with red in sun, rough russet specks, and 

 occasional patch of russet; stem, long, slender; cavity, open, funnel 

 shape, russeted ; calyx, rather small ; basin, irregular, round : core, large. 



