THE APPLE. 



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Lallier's Prolific Red. 



A new variety raised by Eugene Lallier, of Leavenworth, Kansas. 

 Specimens received from Dr. J. Stayman, who writes that the tree is 

 moderately vigorous, forming a round head, unusually productive on 

 rich bottom land, where nearly all others fail, and has shown no symp- 

 tom of blight or disease of any kind ; use, table and market. 



Lallier's Prolific Red. 



Eruit medium, oblate, slightly conical ; skin pale greenish yellow, 

 shaded with rather bright red, more or less faint stripes and splashes of 

 rather dull red over most of the surface, and covered with numerous 

 light dots in the sun and grayish ones in the shade ; stalk short ; cavity 

 medium to large, sometimes thinly russeted ; calyx closed, or nearly so ; 

 basin small or medium, slightly corrugated ; flesh yellowish, half fine, 

 crisp, tender, juicy, mild, pleasant subacid ; very good ; core small. 

 October, February. 



Lambert. 

 Keasbey's Favorite. 



Origin near Salem, N. J., on the premises of John H. Lambert. 

 Tree very vigorous, rather upright, inclining to spread ; a good bearer, 

 and keeps well. 



Fruit large, roundish, inclining to oblong, slightly conical ; skin 

 whitish yellow, nearly covered with pale light red and obscurely striped 

 and splashed with darker red and numerous light dots ; stalk very short, 

 small ; cavity large, deep, russeted ; calyx large, closed ; basin large, 

 deep, corrugated ; flesh whitish, half fine, rather firm, juicy, pleasant 

 subacid, slightly aromatic ; very good ; core small. December to Feb- 

 ruary. 



