224 THE APPLE. 



HOSKREIGER. 



Heidelocher. 



Fruit large, oblate, yellowish green, with streaks of red in the sun. 

 Flesh white, tender, brisk subacid. November, March. (Hogg.) 



HOUSUM'S RED. 



Originated in Berks Co., Pa. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblong, yellow, shaded and obscurely 

 splashed with red, light dots. Flesh white, rather compact, crisp, mod- 

 erately tender, juicy, pleasant subacid, slightly aromatic. Very good. 

 Core small. December, February. 



HOWARD'S EDGEMONT. 



Origin, Pennsylvania. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, greenish yellow, partially splashed and 

 striped with red, light gray dots. Flesh yellowish, crisp, tender, juicy, 

 sprightly subacid. Good. November, December. 



HUBBARD. 



Origin unknown. Tree vigorous, productive. 



Fruit rather large, roundish oblong conic, yellow, with a few brown 

 dots. Flesh yellow, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. October. 



HUBBARD'S PEARMAIN. 

 Hubbard's Russet Peannain. Golden Vining. 



This little English fruit is described by Lindley as one of the richest 

 of dessert Apples. Tree healthy, with slender young wood of a pale 

 grayish brown color. 



Fruit small, roundish conical, regular, yellow, sometimes covered 

 with pale brown russet, mottled red, bronzed in the sun. Flesh yellow, 

 firm, very rich, sugary, aromatic. November to March. 



HUBBARD'S SUGAR. 



Origin, Guilford Co., N. C. Tree upright, moderately vigorous. 

 Young shoots, light reddish brown. 



Fruit medium, oblate, greenish yellow, striped with red. Flesh 

 rich, juicy, and fine. September. 



HUBBARDSTON NONSUCH. 

 John May. Old Town Pippin. Hubbardston. 



A fine, large, early winter fruit, which originated in the town of 

 Hubbardston, Mass. The tree is a vigorous grower, forming a handsome 

 branching head, and bears very large crops. Young shoots dull grayish 

 brown, slightly downy. It is worthy of extensive orchard culture. 



Fruit large, roundish oblong, much narrower near the eye. Skin 

 smooth, striped with splashes, and irregular broken stripes of pale and 

 bright red, which nearly cover a yellowish ground. The calyx open, 

 and the stalk short, in. a russeted hollow. Flesh yellow, juicy, and ten- 



