780 THE PEAR. 



HAWES' WINTER. 

 Morgan. Hewes' Winter. 



Origin, King and Queens Co., Va., on the farm of the Hawes family. 

 Tree vigorous, productive. 



Fruit medium or below, roundish, greenish yellow, with traces and 

 spots of russet. Flesh whitish, buttery, half melting, juicy, sweet 

 Good. November. 



HEATHCOT. 

 Gore's Heathcot 



The Heathcot originated on the farm of Governor Gore, in Waltham, 

 Mass., by Mr. Heathcot, then a tenant ; the original tree came into 

 bearing in 1824. Tree moderately vigorous. Young shoots upright, 

 reddish brown. 



Fruit of medium size, regularly obovate, pale greenish yellow, with 

 a very few dots, and a few russet streaks. Stalk an inch long, planted 

 in a very small cavity. Calyx closed, and set in a rather narrow and 

 shallow basin. Flesh white, buttery, and melting, moderately juicy, 

 with an agreeable vinous flavor. Good to very good. Middle and last 

 of September. 



HEBE. 



Raised by William Sumner, Pomaria, S. C. Tree thrifty, thorny, 

 hardy, productive, and retains its foliage late. Young wood slender, 

 grayish. 



Fruit large, round, obovate, with irregular protuberances, greenish 

 lemon yellow, dotted with russet specks and blotches. Flesh sprightly, 

 melting, buttery, slightly vinous. Seldom forms seeds. December. 

 (Hort.) 



HEGEMAN. 



Hegerman. Heggerman, Hampton. 



Originated on the farm of Andrew Hegeman, North Hempstead, 

 Long Island. Tree vigorous, upright in habit, not an early bearer, but 

 when mature bears heavily. Young wood olive brown. 



Fruit medium, roundish ovate, variable in form, greenish yellow, 

 netted and dotted with russet. Stalk short. Cavity shallow, uneven. 

 Calyx large, open. Basin shallow. Flesh yellowish, juicy, melting, 

 sweet. Good to very good. October. 



HELENE GREGOIRE. 



Raised by M. Gre*goire, of Jodoigne, Belgium. Tree vigorous and 

 productive. Young wood dull reddish brown. 



Fruit large, ovate, light greenish yellow, slightly colored in the sun, 

 russet patches and spots. Stalk short, set in a narrow cavity. Calyx 

 large. Basin furrowed. Flesh fine, melting, half buttery, juicy, sweet, 

 perfumed. October. (An. Pom.) 



