, THE APPLE. 165 
broad. Flesh white, tender, juicy, with a fine, rich, mild, sub- 
acid, aromatic flavour. September to October. 
‘Lowpon Sweet. 
Heicke’s Winter Sweet. 
Tree upright, vigorous, a good bearer every year. 
Fruit medium or large, oblate. Skin pale yellow, with very 
slight indications of russet, a little green russet around the 
stalk, and sparsely covered with brown specks. Stalk exceedingly 
short, in a large cavity. Calyx closed, set. in an abrupt, open, 
slightly uneven basin. Flesh whitish, juicy, tender, with a 
very fine, delicate, sweet flavour, slightly aromatic. Novem- 
ber to February. 
Lone IsLanp SEEK-NO-FURTHER. - 
Westchester Seek-no-further. Ferris. 
Origin unknown, An old variety. Tree vigorous and pro- 
ductive. Fruit large, oblate, conical. Skin yellow, striped and 
splashed with red. Flesh tender, juicy, with a sprightly sub- 
acid flavour. Very good. October to February. 
Lone Jouy. 
Red Pearmain. Long Pearmain. | 
Grown in Ohio. A large, oblong, oval, ‘nearly cylindric, 
showy fruit, that has some reputation as a market apple about 
Cincinnati. Skin whitish, shaded with red and thickly sprin- 
kled with minute dots. Stalk long and slender, in an acute 
cavity. Calyx small, nearly closed, in a round, open basin. 
Flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, sprightly sub-acid. November to 
January. ; 
Lovpow Pippin. 
White’s Loudon Pippin. te 
Origin, farm of Mr. White, Loudon county, Va., and much 
cultivated in that section. . 
Fruit large, oblate, approaching conic, angular. Skin light 
yellow, sprinkled with afew greyish dots. Stalk short, inserted 
in a large cavity, surrounded by russet. Calyx large, open, 
basin smooth and even, rather deep. Flesh yellowish, compact, 
tender, juicy, rich, sub-acid. December to February. 
Lorine SwEEt. 
Fruit medium, oblate. Skin greenish yellow, shaded with 
red and sprinkled th brown specks. Stalk very short, in a 
very large cavity. Calyx closed, basin shallow. Flesh tender, 
juicy, sweet, and rich. November to June, 
