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Lankford. 



S. H. Derby, Woodside, Kent County, Del.: Large, well colored No. 1; picked 

 September 29, 1902, stored October 30; began to scald January 15, 1903, and firm 

 till March 1. 



W. S. Miller, Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, W. Va. : Bright, No. 1, well colored; 

 picked October 12, 1901, stored October 18; began scalding January 15, 1902, but 

 remained hard, with no decay, till June 1. 



New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y. : Medium 

 sized, very hard, half colored; picked October 12, 1901, stored October 21; began 

 scalding in January, 1902, but remained hard through storage season. 



Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Va. : 

 Medium grade, considerable injury from codling moth and "flyspeck" fungus; 

 picked September 26, 1901, stored October 16; began scalding April 1, 1902; semi- 

 firm after February 1, 1902. 



This apple is usually one of the worst scalding varieties after midwinter. 



Lansberg-er Reinette. 

 New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y. : Bright, 

 No. 1; picked October 12, 1901, stored October 21; commercial limit January ,15, 

 1902, after which the flesh mellowed; no scald. 



Lawver. Synonym: Delaware Red Winter. 



Near Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Manhattan, Kiley County, Kans. : 



. No. 1, rather dull red; picked October 21, 1901, stored October 18; good com- 

 mercial condition March 20, 1902, and apparently would have kept well through- 

 out storage season; received through Kansas Experiment Station. 



Massachusetts Agricultural College Experiment Station, Amherst, Hampshire 

 County, Mass.: Small, dull red, very hard; picked October 11, 1902, stored 

 October 15; May 1, 1903, hard, no scald or decay. 



W. S. Miller, Gerrardstown, Berkeley County, W. Va. : Large, bright, dark red; 

 picked October 11, 1901, stored October 16; good commercial condition till March 

 15, 1902, when some of the apples began to grow mealy; ripened unevenly; 

 fruit overgrown. 



Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Va. : 

 Small, No. 2; considerably injured by codling moth; picked September 27, 1901, 

 stored October 16; May 1, 1902, hard and in good condition; a few decayed from 

 bruising. 



Leicester. 



. Massachusetts Agricultural College Experiment Station, Amherst, Hampshire 

 County, Mass.: Large, dull yellow, with blush; picked September 30, 1902, 

 stored October 3; after January 1, 1903, the flesh became mealy; no scald. 



Limbertwig. 



Near Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, Manhattan, Riley County, Kans. : 

 Small, greenish-red, immature; picked October 15, 1901, stored October 10; 

 very hard throughout storage season; no rot or scald; fruit received through 

 Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station. 



Long-field. 

 Maine Agricultural Experiment Station, Orono, Penobscot County, Me. : Clear, 



No. 1; mellow when stored; picked September 16, 1901, stored October 24; at 



end of commercial season when stored. 

 New York State Experiment Station, Geneva, Ontario County, N. Y. : Clear, well 



colored, No. 1; picked October 12, 1901, stored October 21, semifirm when stored; 



commercial limit December 1, 1901, after which the flesh grew mealy. 



