146 THE APPLE. 



HIGHLANDER. 



Origin, Sudbury, Vermont. Tree, a good grower, very productire; 

 fruit, medium, oblate, approaching conic ; skin, greenish, mottled and 

 striped with red ; stalk, short, rather slender, inserted in a rather deep 

 cavity; calyx, small and closed; basin, small; flesh, white, juicy, tender, 

 with a pleasant vinous flavor, September, October. (Downing.) 



HILTON. 



Origin, Columbia County, N. Y. Tree, vigorous and productive ; apples 

 making the finest tarts and pies. It is not equal to the Fall Pippin for 

 eating. Fruit, very large, roundish, a little more square in outline than 

 the Fall Pippin, and not so much flattened, though a good deal like it ; a 

 little narrowed next the eye ; stalk half an inch long, thick, deeply sunk ; 

 calyx, small, closed, moderately sunk in a slight plaited basin ; skin, green- 

 ish yellow or pale green, becoming pale yellow when fully ripe, washed on 

 one side with a little dull red or pale brown, with a few scattered, large 

 greenish dots. (Downing.) 



HILL'S FAVORITE. 



From Mass. Tree, thrifty, productive. Fruit, above medium, roundish 

 conical, yellow shaded and striped with red, whitish dots, thin bloom , 

 stem, short ; cavity, uneven ; calyx, closed ; basin, shallow ; flesh, yel- 

 low, firm, tender, juicy, aromatic ; core, medium ; " very good." Septem- 

 ber, October. 



HIXON'S FAVORITE. 



American. The fruit resembles Houghton Seedling in size and quality. 

 The plant is of dwarf habit ; upright growth, hardy and productive. 



HOCKING. 



Western. Fruit, medium to large ; red and yellow striped, sometimes 

 slightly russeted; stem, medium length; cavity, open, broad; basin, 

 shallow, slightly ribbed ; flesh, fine grained, tender, mild sub-acid ; core, 

 small. August. Tree, upright, vigorous grower, hardy and productive. 

 Origin, uncertain ; may prove identical with some Eastern sort as yet 

 only known West. 



HOLLADY'S SEEDLING. 



Raised by John Hollady, Spottsylvania County, Va. A very thrifty, 

 upright grower, a good bearer. Fruit, medium, oblate ; color, yellow, with 

 a faint blush, and sprinkled with gray dots ; flesh, yellowish, compact, ten- 

 der, rich, aromatic. November to March. (H. B, Roby.) 



HOOKER. 



Origin, Windsor, Conn. Growth upright, vigorous, productive. Fruit, 

 medium, conic, slightly oblique ; skin, greenish yellow, shaded with dull 

 crimson, striped with red, and sprinkled with large russet dots : stalk, 

 short, inserted in a very shallow cavity ; calyx, small, partially closed, in 

 a small, abrupt basin ; flesh, greenish, tender, juicy, with a pleasant sub- 

 acid flavor. November to January. 



HOOVER. 



Raised by Mr. fioover, of Edisto, South Carolina. Fruit, large and 

 beautiful, nearly globular, inclining to conic; color, rich, dark crimson, 



