450 THE FRUIT MANUAL. 



Grosse Mignonne Veloutee. See Grosse Mignonne. 

 Grosse Peche Jaune Tardive. See Yellow Admirable. 

 Grosse Perseque Rouge. See Pavie de Pompone. 

 Grosse Violette. See Violette Grosse. 



HALE'S EARLY. A very early American peach of recent intro- 

 duction. Fruit, of medium size, round, having a deep suture, one side 

 of which is higher than the other, and depressed on the apex. Skin, 

 suffused with crimson, which is covered with broad broken streaks of 

 darker crimson, dark red towards the sun. Flesh, pale yellow, and 

 scarcely at all coloured round the stone, from which it separates, 

 tender, melting, and with a delicious flavour. Flowers, large. Leaves, 

 with round glands. 



This ripens early in August, before Early York, and is a very beautiful 

 fruit when well coloured. Mr. R. D. Blackmore says, " This is a very 

 fine fruit, and the best early yet in vogue." 



Hardy Galande. See Violette Hdtive. 

 Hative de Ferrieres. See Grosse Mignonne. 



HEMSKERK. Fruit, medium sized. Skin, yellowish green, spotted 

 with scarlet, bright red mottled with darker red next the sun. Flesh, 

 greenish yellow throughout, rich and delicious. Stone, small, and 

 smoother than that of any other peach. A good bearer. Flowers, 

 large. Leaves, without glands. 



Ripens in the end of August. 



Hermaphrodite. See Yellow Admirable. 

 Hoffmann's. See Morrisania. 



HONEY (Dc Montigny). This is a curious oval-shaped peach of 

 medium size, tapering at the apex into a sharp long nipple or beak, 

 and marked with a distinct suture. Skin, covered with a very fine 

 down, perfectly white, and splashed with broken bands or streaks of 

 crimson. Flesh, perfectly white, with just a faint trace of red round 

 the stone, from which it separates freely ; very tender, melting, and 

 juicy. Juice, abundant, sweet and rich, almost like a syrup. Flowers, 

 large. Leaves, with kidney-shaped glands. 



A very rich and delicious peach, quite novel in character, both in 

 appearance and in flavour. 



This is a Chinese variety, and was raised from seed sent to the Jardin des 

 Plantes at Paris, by M. de Montigny, consul of France at Shanghai. The name of 

 Honey Peach, which has been given it in England, is expressive of the peculiar 

 richness of its flavour. 



INCOMPARABLE. Very similar to the Catherine, but not so good. 

 Flesh, clingstone. Flowers, small. Glands, kidney-shaped. 



