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THE APPLE. 
Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conic. £>kin yellow, 
mottled and shaded with red or deep crimson, and covered with 
numerous grayish dots. Stalk short, cavity large, surrounded 
by russet. Calyx open, basin corrugated and shallow. Flesh 
yellowish, firm, crisp, juicy, with a rich, mild, sub-acid flavour, 
aromatic. Very good. February to May. 
Lane’s Red Streak. 
Origin, orchard of Mr. Lane, Edgar County, Illinois. Tree 
of moderate growth. 
Fruit large, round, conical, regular. Colour yellow, with very 
fine short stripes, and specks of bright red, beautiful. Flesh 
white, fine, tender, pleasant, sub-acid, of fair quality. October. 
(McWhorter.) 
Lane’s Sweet. 
Origin, Hingham, Mass. Tree vigorous and productive. 
Fruit medium, oblate, slightly conic. Skin fine, yellow, with 
a sunny cheek. Stem short, cavity large, russeted. Calyx 
closed, basin small, open. Flesh yellowish, not very tender 
juicy, sweet, aromatic. November to March. 
Landrum. 
A southern variety, sent us by W. N. White, Athens, Georgia. 
Fruit medium, conic, regular. Skin deep crimson, thickly 
