The Apples of Xew York. 



luau, 2:152. 1894. 9. Thomas. 1897:291. fig. 10. Hansen. D. Sta. Bid., 

 76:70. 1902. -fig. II. Budd-Hansen, 1903:119. 12. Ragan. U. S. B. P. I. 

 BuL, 56 :i85. 1905. 



Syxoxyms. Lubsk Queen (i, 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11). Luhsk Queen (12). 

 LuBSK Reixette (3, 12). Lubsk Rcinettc (10. 11). Xo. 444 (3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 

 II, 12). Reinette Liubski (2, 12). Renet Liubskni (3, 12). 



A Russian variety which has attracted attention because of the beauty of 

 the fruit and superior hardiness and productiveness of the tree. In other 

 respects it does not rank high. It is fairly good in quahty. Season August 

 and September. 



Historical. Imported from Russia by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture in 1870 under No. 444. It was entered on tlie hst of the 

 American Pomological Societ\- in 1889 and dropped from the Hst at the 

 following meeting in 1891 (4). It has been planted but little in Xew York, 

 and so far as we have been able to learn its cultivation in this state is not 

 mcreasing. 



Tree. 



Tree moderately vigorous with long, slender, curved branches. Form 

 upright spreading or roundish, rather open. Tz^'igs short, curved, slender ; 

 internodes medium. Bark dull brown, roughly mottled with scarf-skin; 

 Siighth^ pubescent near tips. Leuticels scattering, medium size, round, not 

 raised. Buds medium size, plump, obtuse, free, not pubescent. 



Fruit (10). 



Fruit medium to large. Form regular, nearly round, truncated. Stem 

 medium to long. Cavity acute, rather small, slightly russeted. Calyx closed ; 

 segments long, pointed. Basin shallow, wide, regular, with generally five 

 fine corrugations around the eye. 



Skin ver}- smooth, polished and waxlike, a brilliant white, more or less 

 covered with solid light rosy red, with delicate white bloom ; a self-colored 

 apple, but sometimes with short red splashes on lighter ground. Dots 

 white, minute, numerous. 



Calyx tube long, funnel-shape. Stamens marginal. 



Core closed ; cells ovate, slit. Seeds nine, plump. 



Flesh snow white, firm, juicy, fine-grained, subacid, good. 



Season August, September. 



LYSCOM. 



References, i. A'. E. Farmer. 1830 (cited by 17). 2. Kenrick. 1832:36. 

 3. ^lag. Hort., 1:364.395. 1835. 4. Hove}^ lb., 4:48. 1838. 5. Manning. 

 1838:51. 6. lb., Mag. Hort., 7:46. 1841. 7. Downing. 1845:89. 8. Cole. 

 1849:111. 9. Thomas, 1849:151. 10. Emmons, Xat. Hist. X. Y., 3:3^- 

 1851. II. Elliott. 1854:145. 12. Mag. Hort., 20:241. 1854. 13. Hooper, 

 1857:56. 14. Am. Pom. Soc. Cat., 1862. 15. Warder. 1867:605. 16. Lyon. 

 Mieh. Hort. Soe. Rpt., 1890:294. 17. Ragan, U. S. P. B. L Bui, 56:186. 

 1905- 



