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green, with red towards the sun ; ripe during August and September. 

 The tree is a great bearer. — H. S. C. n. 408. 



653. LITTLE BEAUTY. 



This is a small table apple, spherical, a little flattened ; yellow with 

 a brownish tinge on the sun side, and sprinkled with dark points, it is 

 of a rich flavor, but rather dry. The tree grows upright, and bears so 

 abundantly, as sometimes to cause barrenness the succeeding season. 



The fruit has the peculiar good quality of adhering so firmly to the 

 branches, that the wind scarcely ever dislodges it. It will keep through 

 the winter, and is well worth cultivating. — Ron. Pyr. Mai. 25, pi. 

 xiii. f. 5. 



654. LITTLE HERBERT. 



A variety cultivated in the districts round Gloucester, it is a small, 

 round apple, of a brown russety color, and though not of a first-rate 

 quality, is a good flavored dessert fruit. The tree is a shy bearer. In 

 use from December till February. — H. 



655. LITTLE HOLLOW CROWN. * 



Synonyme. — ^Diepe Kopjis. 



A small apple, of second-rate quality, oval shape, yellow color, and in 

 use during November and December. — H. S. C. p. 23. 



656. LOCK'S SEEDLING. 



A medium sized dessert apple, of second-rate quality, it is of an ovate 

 shape, striped with red, and in use during December and January, — 

 H.^S. C. p. 23. 



657.. LONG LASTER 



This is a middle sized apple, of an angular shape, and fine yellow 

 color, with a beautiful red next the sun. It is of a tolerable flavor, and 

 keeps till the middle of May, but is apt to be meally. — Fors. Treat. 1 12. 



658. LONG SEAM. 



This is a large angular-shaped baking apple, of a pretty good flavor, 

 and light green color ; it keeps till the latter end of January — Fors. 

 Treat. 113. 



'< ■ 659. LORD BATEMAN'S DUMPLING, 



A large kitchen apple, of conical shape, yellow color, and in use from 

 November till January. — H. S. C. n. 412. 



