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Good Peasant. Medium ; greenish yellow, splashed and striped red 

 on the sunny side ; cavity russety ; basin deep, wrinkled ; stem 

 medium; flesh fine-grained, sub-acid, very good ; season, mid- 

 winter. Russian. 



Grandmother. Medium, regular, roundish oblate; green, striped 

 and splashed with red ; calyx broad, large ; basin narrow ; stem 

 short, stout ; flesh firm, juicy. Fig. 418. Mid-winter. Russian. 



Granite Beauty. Large, roundish-ovate, longest at middle, ribbed ; 

 skin yellow, striped bright red ; stalk short, slender; cavity rather 

 small, ribbed ; basin medium, furrowed ; flesh juicy, rich sub-acid, 

 quality medium. Early and mid-winter. Growth rather spread- 

 ing. New Hampshire. 



Hall.* Rather small, roundish, slightly oblate; striped red on 

 greenish yellow, with russet dots ; stalk slender, curved ; cavity 

 round, medium ; basin small, plaited ; flesh yellowish, fine-grained, 

 with a very rich, mild sub-acid, aromatic flavor. Through winter. 

 A widely cultivated and highly esteemed Southern variety. 

 Growth moderate, upright, shoots slender, reddish. Fig. 420. 

 Hardy. North Carolina. 



Herefordshire Pearmain. (Royal Pearmain, Winter Pearmain, 

 erroneously.) Medium in size, round-oblong, approaching obtuse- 

 conical; surface mostly covered with indistinct stripes and soft 

 clouds of light red on greenish yellow, which on ripening becomes 

 a pale clear yellow ; stalk half an inch long, cavity small ; calyx 

 large, open; basin narrow, plaited; flesh yellowish white, fine 

 grained, with a pleasant, mild sub-acid, aromatic, fine flavor. 

 Early winter. Best on light soils. Distinguished from Winter 

 Pearmain by its stronger shoots, less oblong form, and by the soft 

 shades and clouds of fine red, which cover the surface. Fig. 424. 



Herren. Medium, regular, oblate; yellow, nearly covered with 

 dark red, splashed crimson ; basin wide ; stem medium ; flesh white, 

 sub- acid. Early winter. Poland. Fig. 416. 



Hess. Medium, roundish or conical; striped with red ; stalk short, 

 rather stout ; cavity narrow, deep ; basin deep, narrow ; flesh green- 

 ish white, tender, with a very good, aromatic flavor. Through 

 winter. Pennsylvania. 



Hollow Crown. Size medium, oblong, oval, flattened at crown; 

 skm yellow, striped and splashed with " stalk short, in a 

 moderate cavity ; calyx closed, L^ -,, 7^'r ' h yellowish, with a 

 sprightly excellent flavor. October, January. (Downing.) 



Hubbardston.* Large, round-ovate, largest at the middle, nearly 

 regular ; color with small broken stripes and numerous dots of light 

 rich red on a rich yellow ground ; stalk three-fourths to one inch 

 long; cavity acute, russeted ; calyx open, basin ribbed; flesh yel- 

 lowish, very rich, slightly sub-acid, with a strong mixture of a rich 

 sweet flavor, excellent. Early winter. A famous New England 

 sort fine at the North and "Northwest. Shoots rather slender, 

 gray. A native of Hubbardston, Mass. Loses flavor by keeping. 

 Coming into favor as a commercial sort. 



