THE APPLE. 



pleasant, sub-acid. Last of August and continues a long time : valuabi* 

 for culinary purposes. (G. W. Johnson.) 



HARRISON. 



Generally grown for cider, but, in absence of better fruit, and kept until 

 March, it becomes " very good " for dessert. Tree, thrifty, hardy, very 

 productive. Fruit, medium or small, roundish ovate ; yellow, with black 

 specks, light-suffused shade around ; stem, one inch ; cavity, wide ; calyx, 

 closed j basin, shallow, furrowed ; flesh, yellow, firm, spicy, sub-acid ; core, 

 large; seeds, long, ovate. November to March. It is from this variety, 

 mixed with a small proportion of Campfield, that the celebrated Newark 

 cider is made. 



HARNISH. 



Fruit, medium, oblong oval, slightly angular ; skin, mostly shaded with 

 dark red. and sprinkled with grayish dots ; flesh, compact, tender, not juicy, 

 almost sweet, pleasant. September to October. From Pennsylvania, said 

 to have originated in Lancaster County. (Downing.) 



HARTFORD SWEETING. 



Spencer Sweeting, | Champ Sweeting. 



Native of Hartford, Conn. Growth, slow, hardy, productive. Fruit, 

 large, roundish flattened, red striped on greenish yellow ; stem, slender ; 

 cavity, shallow ; calyx, large ; basin, shallow ; flesh, whitish, juicy, tender ; 

 " very good." December to March. 



HASKELL SWEET. 



Sassafras Sweet. 



Tree, vigorous, moderately prolific, deserves more general culture. Fruit 

 large, nearly flat, greenish, with dull brown cheek in sun ; stem and cavityj 

 medium ; flesh, tinged with orange yellow, tender, sweet ; almost " best." 

 October. 



HAWTHORNDEN. 



White Hawthornden, | Mountaineer. 



Foreign. Above medium, roundish flattened, pale yellow, blush in sun ; 

 flesh, white, acid. October, November. Not equal to Maiden's Blush. 



HEART'S PIPPIN. 



Fruit, medium, roundish, flattened at ends, oblique ; color, pale yellow, 

 with suffused shades of whitish yellow, and faint blush cheek in sun ; 

 stem, medium ; cavity, regular, even, moderately deep, russeted : calyx, 

 with five distinct, erect, open segments ; basin, regular, medium depth , 

 flesh, white, very tender, acid, juicy, fine for sauce; core, medium; seeds, 

 roundish oval. November. 



HECTOR. 



From Chester County, Pa. Large, oblong conical, striped and mottled 

 with red on a yellow ground ; stem, slender : deep, open russeted cavity ; 

 basin, narrow, deep, furrowed ; flesh, crisp ; texture, fine ; " very good." 

 (W. D. B.) 



HELEN'S FAVORITE. 



From Troy, Ohio. Fruit, medium, roundish, dark red shades, light spots 

 stem, short, slender ; cavity, deep ; calyx, small ; core, compact ; seeds, 



