THE APPLE. 153 



apples, making the finest tarts and pies. It is not equal to the 

 Fall Pippin for eating. 



Fruit very large, roundish, a little more square in outline than 

 the Fall Pippin, and not so much flattened, though a good deal 

 like it; a little narrowed next the eye. Stalk half an inch 

 long, thick, deeply sunk. Calyx small, closed, moderately sunk 

 in a slight plaited basin. Skin greenish yellow or pale green, 

 becoming pale yellow when fully ripe, washed on one side with 

 a little dull red or pale brown, with a few scattered, large, green- 

 ish dots. Deserves a place in every garden. 



Hollow Crown. 



Fruit medium, oblong, inclining to oval, flattened at crown. 

 Skin yellow, striped and splashed with red, and sprinkled with 

 a few grey dots. Stalk short, surrounded with russet, in a mo- 

 derate cavity. Calyx closed, basin broad. Flesh yellowish, 

 juicy, with a sprightly aromatic excellent flavour. October, 

 January. 



HOMONY. 



Origin unknown. Perhaps a local name. Tree vigorous, 

 upright, an early and constant bearer. Much esteemed in Ken- 

 tucky, where it ripens first of July, or about the time of early 

 Harvest. 



Fruit large, ovate-conical. Skin yellow, striped with red, mostly 

 a deep red in the sun. Flesh white, tender, mild, sub-acid, with 

 a rich, Pearmain flavour. (I. S. Downer, Ms.) 



Honey Greening. 

 Poppy Greening. 

 Origin uncertain. Grown at the West. Tree vigorous, 

 spreading, very productive. 



Fruit large, oblong oval, angular. Skin greenish yellow, 

 sprinkled with green and grey dots. Stalk rather long, slender, 

 inserted in a deep cavity. Calyx closed, set in a deep, broad 

 basin. Flesh white, tender, juicy, brisk, sweet, and slightly aro- 

 matic. December to April. 



Hooker. 



Origin, "Windsor, Conn. Growth upright, vigorous, produc- 

 tive. 



Fruit medium, conic, slightly oblique. Skin greenish yel- 

 low, shaded with dull crimson, striped with red, and sprinkled 

 with large russet dots. Stalk short, inserted in a very shallow 

 cavity. Calyx small, partially closed, in a small, abrupt basin. 

 Flesh greenish, tender, juicy, with a pleasant sub-acid flavour. 

 November to Januarv. 



