THE APPLE. 259 



LUCE'S EARLY JOE. 

 Early Joe, incorrectly. 



Origin unknown. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, whitish, with a blush in the sun, few 

 brown dots. Flesh yellowish, tender, crisp, juicy, mild, pleasant sub- 

 acid. Good. September. 



LUCOMBE'S PINE- APPLE. 

 Pine-Apple. Pine-Apple Pippin. 



An English Apple, rather below medium size, ovate conical, ob- 

 scurely ribbed, pale yellow, bronzed in the sun. Flesh yellowish white, 

 tender, juicy, subacid, aromatic. Good. October, December. 



LUCOMBE'S SEEDLING. 



English. Fruit large, roundish, angular, whitish, striped and 

 splashed with red. Flesh firm, juicy, good for cooking. October, 

 November. 



LUDWIG. 

 Haas. 



Originated on the land of Ludwig, Bucks Co., Pa., and consid- 

 erably grown in its native locality. 



Fruit large, roundish, slightly conical, whitish, splashed, mottled, 

 and shaded with light red, many dots, with dark centres. Stalk short, 

 slender. Cavity rather large, a little greenish russet. Calyx closed. 

 Basin slightly corrugated. Flesh white, sometimes a little stained next 

 the skin, fine-grained, juicy, mild subacid. Core rather small. Good to 

 very good. November to March. 



LYMAN'S LARGE SUMMER. 

 Large Yellow Summer. 



A large and handsome American fruit, introduced to notice by Mr. 

 S. Lyman, of Manchester, Conn. The bearing trees are easily recognized 

 by their long and drooping branches, which are almost wholly without 

 fruit-spurs, but bear in clusters at their extremities. They bear poorly 

 until the tree attains considerable size, when it yields excellent crops. 



Fruit quite large, roundish, flattened at the ends. Skin smooth, 

 pale yellow. Flesh yellow, tender, subacid, and good for the table or 

 for cooking. Last of August. 



LYON'S SWEET. 



Originated in Connecticut. Tree a good grower and great bearer. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conic, yellow, shaded, striped, 

 and splashed with red, light and gray dots. Stalk short. Calyx closed. 

 Flesh whitish, rather compact, juicy, tender, sweet. Good. December. 



LYSCOM. 

 Osgood's Favorite. Matthew Stripe. 



Origin, Massachusetts. Tree vigorous, upright, spreading. Young 

 shoots dark brown, downy. 



