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ant vinous subacid, with sweet after-taste, very good. September 

 to November. 



Louise, Princess. Originated near Grimsby, Ontario, on the 

 farm of L. Woolverton, probably from seed of Fameuse. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, regular, obscurely angular; sur- 

 face greenish yellow, almost or wholly covered with a fine solid dark 

 red with obscure splashes of darker red, sometimes with thin open 

 net-work of russet; dots obscure, numerous, minute, whitish; cavity 

 wide, obtuse, regular, green; stem medium, slender; basin smooth, 

 rather shallow; calyx closed; segments connivent. Core half open; 

 cells round, entire; tube funnel-shaped; stamens median; seeds few, 

 short, plump; flesh tender, juicy, snow-white, fine-grained, pleasant, 

 aromatic subacid (Fameuse type), very good. October to Decem- 

 ber. 



Lowe. Originated in an old Dutch settlement in the eastern part 

 of Guilford Co., North Carolina. The name is sometimes spelled 

 Lough. A large early apple, very good to best in quality; mentioned 

 in Bui. 8, Div. of Pomology. 



Lowell. Origin unknown; tree vigorous, spreading, productive, 

 the oily skin gives it the name of Tallow Apple or Greasy Pippin in 

 some localities. 



Fruit large, roundish oblong, nearly regular, truncated, slightly 

 conical; surface rich bright, waxen yellow, very unctuous at ma- 

 turity; dots distinct, numerous, minute, white; cavity deep, uneven, 

 acute with trace of stellate russet; stem short; basin abrupt, deep, 

 furrowed; calyx closed; segments connivent. Core closed; cells 

 elliptical, slit; tube funnel-shaped; stamens basal; seeds few; flesh 

 yellowish white, pleasant, brisk rather acid flavor, good to very good. 

 September, October. 



Lowland Raspberry (No. 340, Lievland Raspberry}. Origin, Russia; 

 tree medium, upright, round-topped. A. G. Tuttle of Baraboo, Wis., 

 from his experience with many Russian apples says: "There is no 

 early apple East or West of better quality than Lowland Rasp- 

 berry. The tree is perfect and a good bearer, and the fruit is hand- 

 somely colored." 



Fruit medium to large, round conic, regular; surface smooth, 

 polished, clear waxen white, striped, splashed, shaded and marbled 

 with fine light crimson, a beautiful fruit; dots minute, greenish, 

 obscure; cavity narrow, acute; stem medium to long; basin small, 



