THE APPLE. 221 



HONEY GREENING. 

 Poppy Greening. Honey Sweet, incorrectly. 



Origin uncertain. Tree vigorous, of rather a straggling, spreading 

 habit, very productive. Young shoots light clear reddish yellowish 

 brown. 



Fruit medium to large, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, a slight 

 blush in the sun, few light and gray dots. Stalk rather long, slender. 

 Cavity deep. Calyx closed. Basin abrupt, corrugated. Flesh white, 

 fine-grained, very tender, moderately juicy, with a honeyed sweet. Very 

 good. Core small. November, February. 



HONEY SWEET. 



Origin unknown. There are a number of sorts under name of 

 Honey Sweet, it being a popular application for every good sweet 

 apple. The one we now describe, however, we have found more gener- 

 ally grown than any other, and therefore our application of the name 

 to it. 



Tree very upright, vigorous. Young shoots light reddish brown. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, inclining to conic, pale yellow, 

 bronzed, crimson in the sun, with a few green and gray dots. Stalk 

 rather long. Cavity large, russeted. Calyx closed. Basin corrugated. 

 Flesh white, moderately juicy, rather compact, honeyed sweet. Good. 

 Valuable for baking or stock. August. 



HOOD. 

 Hood's Seedling. 



A nice and handsome little fruit, oblong conical in form, yellow, 

 mottled, marbled, and splashed with two shades of red. Flesh whitish, 

 firm, pleasant, sweet. November, December. 



HOOKER. 



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



Fruit medium, conic, slightly oblique, greenish yellow, shaded with 

 dull crimson, striped with red, and sprinkled with large russet dots. 

 Flesh greenish, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. November to 

 January. 



HOOVER. 

 Wattaugah. 



Originated in South Carolina. It is pretty extensively disseminated 

 and much favored where grown. The trees are quite distinct, having 

 large foliage and retaining it until quite late into winter. It forms a 

 beautiful upright spreading tree. Young shoots clear reddish brown, 

 slightly downy. 



Fruit medium, roundish, sometimes roundish oblate, slightly oblique, 

 yellowish, mostly overspread, splashed, and striped with two shades of 

 red, some conspicuous light dots, and patches of russet. Stalk rather 

 long. Cavity large, thinly russeted. Calyx open. Basin slightly fur- 



