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and narrowing towards the apex, which is terminated by prominent 

 ridges. Skin, smooth and shining, green at first, but changing to 

 yellow as it ripens, and with a faint tinge of red on the side exposed to 

 the sun. Eye, half open, with long acuminate segments, set in a deep 

 and angular basin. Stalk, half an inch long, inserted in a deep and 

 irregular cavity. Flesh, greenish white, tender, juicy, sweet, rich, 

 brisk, and aromatic. 



An excellent dessert apple of first-rate quality when grown to perfec- 

 tion ; it is in use from January to May. 



This is a variety of the Reinette Grise, and a very old French apple. 



Hawberry Pippin. See HoUamllmry. 



HAWKRIDGE. Fruit, very fragrant, small ; roundish oblate, very 

 uneven in the outline from having prominent angles on the side, 

 which extend to the crown, and form prominent unequal ridges, much 

 like those on the London Pippin. Skin, green at first, but soon 

 becoming golden yellow after being gathered; where exposed to tlir 

 sun it is quite covered with dark bright crimson, which is streaked 

 with darker stripes of the same colour ; but where shaded, the yellow 

 ground-colour is merely marked with pale broken stripes of red. Eye, 

 closed, about medium size, with long leafy segments, set in a puckered 

 depression. Stamens, marginal ; tube, conical. Stalk, half an inch to 

 three-quarters long, slender, inserted in a pretty deep cavity. Flesh, 

 yellowish white, not very juicy, but sweet, and with a brisk acidity. 

 Cells, obovate ; axile, slit. 



A pretty little apple for cooking or dessert use, but preferably for 

 the former ; ripe in the middle of August. The fruit has a fine bal- 

 samic fragrance, like the Irish peach. 



A very popular apple in East Sussex, especially about Hailsham, Heathfield, and 

 those parts, where it is met with in almost every orchard and garden. It originated 

 at a farm called Hawkridge, in Hellingly, near Hailsham. 



HAWTHORNDEN (Hawthorndean ; White Hawthorndean; Old 

 Hawthorndean}. Fruit, varying very much in size, according to the 

 situation and condition of the tree ; sometimes it is very large, and 

 again scarcely attaining the middle size ; generally, however, it is 

 above the medium size ; roundish and depressed, with occasionally a 

 prominent rib on one side, which gives it an irregularity in its appear- 

 ance. Skin, smooth, covered with a delicate bloom ; greenish yellow, 

 with a blush of red on one side, which varies in extent and depth of 

 colour according as it has been more or less exposed to the sun. Eye, 

 small and closed, with broad and flat segments, placed in a pretty deep 

 and plaited basin. Stamens, marginal ; tube, conical. Stalk, short, 

 stout, and sometimes fleshy, inserted in a deep and irregular cavity. 

 Flesh, white, crisp, and tender, very juicy, with an agreeable and 

 pleasant flavour. Cells, oblate or obovate ; abaxile. 



One of the most valuable and popular apples in cultivation. It 



