102 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Stone Blenheim ; Black Blenheim). Fruit, large, three inches wide, 

 and two inches and a half high ; roundish, rather broadest at the base. 

 Skin, greenish yellow in the shade, and dull red, streaked with broad 

 stripes of deeper and brighter red, on the side next the sun, and here 

 and there a thin crust of grey russet. Eye, small and closed, set 

 in a rather shallow plaited basin. Stamens, median or basal ; tube, 

 conical. Stalk, short, inserted in a shallow cavity. Flesh, greenish 

 white, firm, crisp, not very juicy, but richly and briskly flavoured. 

 Cells, wide open, obovate ; abaxile. 



One of the most valuable culinary apples, and not unworthy of the 

 dessert ; it is in use from January to May, and is an excellent keeper. 



Originated at Hambledon, a village in Hampshire, where there are several trees 

 of a great age now in existence. 



Hammon's. See Hubbard's Pearmain. 



Hammond's Guernsey Pippin. See Guernsey Pippin. 



Hamper's American. See Red Astrachan. 



HANDSOME NORMAN. Fruit, medium size, two inches and five- 

 eighths wide, and two and a half high ; bluntly conical, with a waist 

 towards the apex, very uneven and irregular in its outline, being angu- 

 lar, and having one very prominent rib, which makes the fruit one- 

 sided ; the base is rounded, and prominently swollen, so that the stalk 

 is placed nearly on a level with the surface. Skin, smooth and shining, 

 lemon-coloured in the shade, and entirely covered with a bright red 

 cheek on the side next the sun ; the whole surface is strewed with large 

 russet specks, and the base surrounding the stalk has a patch of grey 

 russet all over it. Eye, closed, with erect pointed segments, set in a 

 deep, irregularly ribbed basin. Stamens, marginal ; tube, long, conical. 

 Stalk, very short, sometimes a mere knob, and sometimes half an inch 

 long, inserted in a small shallow cavity. Flesh, yellowish, tender, 

 spongy, and sweetish. Cells, open or closed, symmetrical, ellip- 

 tical, or roundish ovate ; axile, closed. 



A Herefordshire cider apple. 



HANGDOWN. Fruit, medium sized, two inches and five-eighths 

 wide, and two inches and a half high, nearly oval, even and regular in 

 shape, narrow at the apex, where there are several small ridges. Skin, 

 yellow, covered with broken streaks of pale crimson. Eye, small and 

 closed, or sometimes rather open, set in a narrow and plaited basin. 

 Stamens, median ; tube, funnel-shaped. Stalk, very long and slender, 

 as much as an inch and a quarter, straight, and inserted in a wide and 

 not deep cavity. Flesh, white, tender, crisp, and juicy, sweet, and 

 with a pleasant flavour. Cells, ovate ; axile, open. 



A good apple ; in use from November till February. It is grown 

 about Horsham, in Sussex. 



Hanging Pearmain. See Adams' Pearmain. 



