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in color with a red blush. It has the distinct flavor of the Maiden Blush, 

 which, together with other characteristics, would suggest that variety as its 

 parent. It is of good dessert quality and ripens during the latter part of 

 August in the region where seen. The fruit, however, is too small to be of 

 commercial value. 

 Lawver. 



In Kentucky and Tennessee as well as in most other parts of the United 

 States the Lawver variety has not borne well. The fruit is subject to scab 

 and apple blotch and drops before ripening. In West Virginia it usually bears 

 well, is one of the highest colored and smoothest of all varieties, and keeps 

 well. Its faults, however, are such that it is not liked by growers in West 

 Virginia, and it is too poor in dessert quality to be grown in this area. 

 Leeper. Synonym : Leeper 1 s Beauty. 



As grown at Kevil, Ky., the Leeper variety is a productive and annual 

 bearer. The fruit is subject to the scab fungus, but is large and the latest 

 keeping variety of a large number grown. It is liked especially for this last- 

 mentioned characteristic, and where a very late keeping variety is wanted in 

 the Gulf Coastal Plains region it should prove of value. 

 Limber-twig. 



The Limbertwig is found in all the regions in this area, and in the northern 

 part of the East Tennessee Valley region many seedlings of it have originated 

 which resemble it more or less closely. Neither the Limbertwig nor its seed- 

 lings are of much value in any part of this area, as the fruit is very subject 

 to the scab, black-rot, bitter-rot, and blotch. The trees are also subject to 

 blight. In addition to these faults the fruit is unattractive in color. It is 

 not likely to fill any large place in the future orchards. 

 Livland Raspberry. Synonym : Lowland Raspberry. 



In some parts of the United States the Livland Raspberry apple has proved 

 promising as a red-striped variety ripening with the Yellow Transparent. In 

 the Gulf Coastal Plains and Interior Low Plateau regions, where it has been 

 grown to some extent, it has not proved desirable. There the tree blights 

 badly and is not an early bearer. The fruit is poorly colored, rarely having 

 more than a trace of red. It is one of the most tender skinned of all varie- 

 ties, and when shipped any considerable distance will arrive in a worthless 

 condition unless handled with great care. 



In the northern part of the East Tennessee Valley region and in West Vir- 

 ginia the tree does not bear as early as the Yellow Transparent nor does it 

 blight as badly, while the fruit is of better dessert quality. The fruit is 

 usually highly colored there and ripens about with the Yellow Transparent 

 and Early Harvest, but lasts much longer. In these parts of the area it may 

 prove to be a desirable variety. 

 Lowry. Synonyms : Mosoy's Red Winter, Dixie. 



Except in the Virginia Valley and Ridge region only occasional trees of the 

 Lowry (68, 1910, p. 426) are found in this area, and its commercial value is 

 hard to estimate. In the Virginia Valley and Ridge region and in the Blue 

 Ridge region in Virginia it is grown commercially and is liked. In the Year- 

 book article already cited the Lowry was named as worthy of testing in 

 commercial orchards from Pennsylvania southward. 



The tree is a vigorous open grower and bears well even when rather young ; 

 the foliage is susceptible to cedar rust, more so than that of the York Im- 

 perial. The fruit is medium in size and sufficiently uniform to make it suitable 

 for box packing. It is highly colored with bright red over the entire surface. 

 The flesh is fine grained, crisp, rather juicy, and mild subacid in flavor. Its 

 rich flavor makes it a desirable eating apple, and its dessert quality is good to 

 very good. In the northern part of the East Tennessee Valley region at Mid- 

 way, Tenn., it ripens during the last of August to the middle of September. 

 In the eastern Panhandle of West Virginia it ripens during the latter part of 

 September and keeps into early winter. 



The dessert quality and flavor of this variety place it in the same class as the 

 Delicious as a desirable fall and early winter eating apple. It seems to ripen 

 about the same time, but keeps rather better than the Delicious. Its fruit, 

 however, is smaller than that variety, and the foliage is more subject to cedar 

 rust. It should be tested to determine its desirability as a dessert variety in 

 the northern portions of this area. 



