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mall; fiesh, white, streaked with red, tender, juicy; "very good." Jan- 

 uary and February. (A. H. Ernst, Ms.) 



HENRY. 



From Vermont. Tree, vigorous, productive ; fruit, large, conical ; color, 

 yellow, bronzed red in sun., small gray dots ; stem, short ; calyx, closed ; 

 basin, small ; flesh, yellow ; " good." October, December. 



HERMAN. 



From Cumberland County, Pa. Tree, productive ; fruit, medium, oblong, 

 red striped on greenish yellow; flesh, greenish, tender, juicy; " very good." 

 December to April. (Pom. Trans.) 



HESS. 



American. From Lancaster County, Pa. Fruit, medium, roundish 

 conical ; shades of red ; stem, short, stout ; cavity, narrow ; basin, deep, 

 narrow; flesh, greenish white, tender, aromatic. December to March. 

 '' Good to very good." 



HIGBY'S SWEET. 



According to present information, this variety originated in Trumbull 

 County, Ohio. It is a good and regular bearer, and extremely valuable as 

 a table fruit. Fruit, medium, occasionally large ; form, roundish flattened, 

 often one side enlarged or oblique ; color, pale, clear yellow, with faint 

 tinge of red is seen small obscure dots, and mostly apparently underneath 

 the skin ; stem, short, slender ; cavity, regular, moderate depth, russeted 

 regular ; calyx, small, nearly closed ; basin, deep, pretty regular, slightly 

 furrowed ; flesh, white, very tender, pleasantly sweet, juicy and well fla- 

 vored ; core, small ; seeds, plump, round ovate. October to March. 

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