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Closed. Basia shallow, slightly furrowed. Flesh yellowish, very sweet, 

 not very juicy, biit pleasant and rich. Very good. August. 



Hightop Sweet, 



Hill's Favorite. 



Origin, Leominster, Mass. A thrifty gi-ower, and very productive. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, slightly conic, yellow, mostly shaded 

 and striped with red, covered with thin bloom and numerous whitish 

 dots. Stalk short. Cavity medium, uneven. Calyx closed. Basin small, 

 shallow. Flesh yellow, fine-grained, tender, juicy, pleasant, slightly 

 subacid, aromatic. Good to very good. Middle of Septembei*, and in 

 use for a month. 



Hill's Sweet. 



Of unknown origin. Tree a strong, upright gi'ower, very productive. 



Fruit medium, oblate or roundish oblate, yellow, mostly covered -wdth 

 two shades of red, many light dots. Stalk short. Cavity large, deep. 

 Calyx closed. Basin large, imeven. Flesh yellowish white, tender, 

 moderately juicy, rich, sweet, pleasant. Good to very good. Core 

 small. Januaiy to April. 



HiLTOIf. 



Origin, Columbia Co., N. Y. Tree vigorous and productive. 

 Fruit large, roundish, yellowish gi-een. Flesh tender, juicy, subacid, 

 excellent for culinary purposes. Good. September to October. 



Hinxersley. 



Origin, Bucks Co., Pa. 



Fruit rather small, roundish oblong conical, greenish, thickly sprink- 



