850 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



HIGH SHERIFF (Chapman). Fruit, plump and round. Skin, 

 very hairy, deep orange yellow. Flavour, first-rate. In 1864 it 

 weighed 28 dwt. 2 gr. 



Bush, large and spreading ; an excellent bearer, and makes slender, 

 pendulous wood. 



HOSPOOL (Whittaker). Fruit, long and well formed. Skin, smooth. 

 Flavour, good. A promising new variety, which in 1864 weighed 

 26 dwt. 17 gr. Bears freely. 



Makes long pendulous wood, and forms a spreading bush. 



HUE-AND-CRY (Leicester). Fruit, long. Skin, hairy, deep green- 

 ish yellow. Flavour, not good. In 1864 it weighed 27 dwt. 16 gr. 

 The bush is medium sized, bears freely, and makes stiff, short-jointed, 

 erect wood. 



HUSBANDMAN (Foster). Large and obovate. Skin, yellow, and 

 downy. Of second-rate quality. Bush, erect. 



INDEPENDENT (Brigg). Large and obovate. Skin, green, and 

 smooth. Of second-rate quality. Bush, erect, and a good bearer. 



INVINCIBLE (Hey wood). Large, and roundish oblong. Skin, 

 yellow, and downy. Of second-rate quality. Bush, erect. 



IRISH PLUM. Medium sized, roundish. Skin, dark red, and 

 hairy. A first-rate dessert sort. Bush, erect. 



IRONMONGER (Hairy Black). Small and roundish. Skin, red, 

 and hairy. A first-rate variety, of excellent flavour, but inferior to 

 Red Champagne, which is also known under this name chiefly in 

 Scotland, and from which it is distinguished in having rounder and 

 darker red fruit, and a spreading bush that of the Red Champagne 

 being erect ; leaves, downy. 



JENNY JONES (Leicester). Fruit, long, berry from 13 to 15 

 eighths in lengths, and 4 to 4J inches in circumference. Skin, smooth, 

 thin, greenish white. Flesh, tender, and of excellent flavour. In 

 1860 weighed 22 dwt. 1 gr. 



Bush, spreading, and a moderate bearer. 



JENNY LIND (Lockett). Fruit, long, well formed. Skin, hairy, 

 creamy white. Flavour, good. Weighed, in 1852, 26 dwt. 18 gr. An 

 early variety. Bush, an excellent bearer. Makes stiff, erect wood. 



JERRY (Stainer). Fruit, plump, of medium length. Skin, smooth, 

 deep bright green. Flavour, good. In 1864 weighed 27 dwt. 8 gr. 

 Bush, medium sized, spreading, and bears freely. 



JOHN ANDERSON (Crompton). Fruit, very long, tapering towards 

 the stalk. Skin, smooth, bright red. In 1864 it weighed 25 dwt. 

 10 gr. Bush, large, and spreading. A late variety. 



