324 Bush-Fruits 



Gracilla (F). Mentioned in The Rural New-Yorker, 1897, p. 646, 

 as a promising variety of the English type received from L. H. 

 Hoysradt, Pine Plains, N. Y., in the spring of 1895. 



Hale Golden (H). Mentioned in The Rural New-Yorker, 1897, 

 p. 646, as on trial at the Rural grounds. 



Hedgehog (Improved Early) (F). A vigorous grower, productive, 

 comparatively free from mildew. Fruit below medium size, nearly 

 round, somewhat hairy, yellowish green. 



Hobbs Seedling. Mentioned by Downing. Thought to have been 

 originated by O. J. Hobbs, of Randolph, Pa. Described as light pale 

 green, nearly one-half larger than Houghton. 



Houghton (H). Grown from seed in 1833 by Abel Houghton, of 

 Lynn, Mass., who planted Crown Bob, White Smith, White Rock 

 and Red Champion, with a native plant from the woods in the cen- 

 ter. One plant only was saved, the Houghton. This was the first 

 American variety introduced, and is still one of the best flavored, 

 most hardy and productive, though too small. It is generally re- 

 garded as a pure native, but the account of its origin, and experi- 

 ments made at Geneva, N. Y., by growing seedlings from two of its 

 seedlings, Smith and Downing, indicate that it is a hybrid between 

 the American and European species. The bush is rather slender 

 and drooping in habit. The fruit small, handsome, dark red, with 

 a whitish bloom, thin skinned, smooth, juicy, sweet, and of excellent 

 quality. 



Hudson. Raised by Joseph H. Ricketts, and said to be of fine 

 quality, larger than Downing, free from mildew. Foliage thick and 

 glossy. Thought to be an American or a cross-bred variety. Hard 

 to propagate. 



Huntsman. Said to be a strong grower, and apparently produc- 

 tive, comparatively free from mildew. Fruit medium to large, 

 oblong, smooth, pale green, sweet, good. 



Industry (Whinham's Industry) (F). First grown by Robert 

 Wyndham in northern England early in the nineteenth century. 

 Disseminated in this country by Ellwanger & Barry, about 1885. 

 One of the best known and generally successful European varieties. 

 Vigorous, productive, somewhat subject to mildew. Fruit medium 

 to large, varying from pear shape to roundish oblong, smooth, or 



