APPLES. 15 



LEMON PIPPIN, K.D. (KirTces Lemon Pippin}. Medium 

 sized, oval. Skin yellowish green, turning to lemon- 

 yellow. Eye small. Stalk short, with a fleshy protube- 

 rance growing on one side. Flesh firm, brisk, and plea- 

 santly acid. October to April. 



LEWIS' INCOMPARABLE, K.D. Large and conical. Skin 

 deep lively red, streaked with red of a darker colour ; 

 but on the shaded side it is deep yellow, faintly streaked 

 with light red, and strewed with 'numerous minute dark 

 dots. Eye small and open. Stalk very short. Flesh 

 yellowish, firm, crisp, and juicy, with a slight musky 

 flavour. A large and handsome apple. In use from 

 December to February. 



LINCOLNSHIRE HOLLAND PIPPIN, K. (Striped Holland 

 Pippin}. Large, roundish, and flattened. Skin yellow, 

 dotted with green dots in the shade, and pale orange, 

 streaked w r ith bright red, next the sun. Eye small, set in 

 an angular basin. Stalk short, inserted in a shallow de- 

 pression. Flesh white, and slightly acid. A kitchen 

 apple from October to December. 



LITTLE HERBERT, D. A small, round apple, covered 

 with brown russet. Much esteemed in Gloucestershire 

 as a first-rate dessert fruit ; but is, in fact, only second- 

 rate. Tree a shy bearer. December to March. 



LOAN'S PEARMAIN, D. Rather large, oval. Skin dull 

 green, with brownish red next the sun. Flesh greenish 

 white, tender, crisp, juicy, and sweet. November to 

 February. 



London Golden Pippin. See Golden Pippin. 



LONDON PIPPIN, K. (Five-crowned Pippin, Royal Somer- 

 set}. Above medium size, roundish, flattened, and an- 

 gular, with five prominent knobs round the crown. Skin 

 yellow, becoming deep yellow when ripe. Stalk short 

 and slender. Eye small and shallow. Flesh yellowish 

 white, of an agreeable sub-acid flavour. Good bearer. 

 October to January. 



LONGVILLE'S KERNEL, D. (Sam's Crab). Medium 

 sized, ovate, and slightly angular. Skin greenish yellow, 

 streaked with dark yellow on the side next txie sun. 

 Eye small and open. Stalk short. Flesh yellow, firm, 

 slightly acid, and sweet. Only a second-rate apple. 

 August and September. 



Lord Gwydyr's Newtown Pippin. See Alfriston. 



