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with bright red. Flesh white, coarse, somewhat stained, very- 

 tender, juicy, acid, valuable only for cooking. Last of July and 

 August. 



Hewitt's Sweet. 



Large, oblate, yellow, splashed with red. Flesh whitish, 

 sweet, tender and pleasant. October, November, productive. 



Hoary Morning. Thomp. Lind. Ron. 



Dainty Apple. Downy. 

 Sam Rawlmgs. 



An English fruit for culinary purposes; large, oblate, conic. 

 Skin yellow, splashed and striped with red, and covered with a 

 bloom. Flesh firm, brisk, sub-acid. October, December. 



Holland Sweet. 



Fruit medium, conic, green, with stripes of dull red. Flesh 

 firm, sweet, and valuable for long keeping and culinary uses. 

 January to May. 



HUNGE. 



Hunger. 



Origin uncertain, popular and long cultivated in North Caro 

 lina. Tree vigorous and very productive. 



Fruit large, roundish. Skin green, with a blush. Flesh soft, 

 sub-acid, pleasant, valuable for drying and culinary uses. Sep 

 tember, October. 



Indian Prince. 



Fruit medium, roundish. Skin deep red, sprinkled with 

 whitish dots. Flesh yellowish, rather firm, juicy, with a plea- 

 sant aromatic flavour. September, October. 



Irish Peach Apple. Thomp. Lind. P. Mag. 



Early Crofton. Ronalds. 



Fruit of medium size, round or a little flattened, and obtusely 

 angular. Skin yellowish green, with small dots in the shade, 

 washed and streaked with brownish red in the sun. Flesh white, 

 tender, juicy, and pretty well flavoured. August. 



Kenrick's Autumn. Ken. 



Fruit large roundish. Skin pale, yellowish-green, striped and 

 stained with bright red. Flesh white, a little stained with red, 

 tender, juicy, and of a sprightly acid flavour. September. 



