340 BRITISH POMOLOGY, ETC. 



590. HAY'S EARLY. 



A culinary apple, of medium size, oblate shape, and yellow striped 

 with red color, it is ripe in August. — H. S. C. n. 325. 



591. HEDGE APPLE. 



A new fruit of middle sized, and handsome conical shape, red towards 

 the sun, and a straw-color on the other side. This apple is of a tolerably 

 good flavor, and keeps till the latter end of April. — Fore. Treat, 107. 



592. HEREFORDSHIRE MONSTER. 



A small cider apple, of roundish shape, and yellow color ; in use in 

 December. — H. S. C. p. 19. 



593. HENRY'S WEEPING PIPPIN. 



A small dessert apple, of second-rate quality, it is of an oval shape, 

 yellow color, and in use from December till February. — H. S. C. n. 330. 



594. HILL'S SEEDLING. 



A Scotch apple raised in the Carse of Gowrie. It is rather large, 

 roundish and flattened, of a pale-green color, with a tinge of red next 

 the sun. It is a good early culinary apple, in use from the end of 

 August till October. The tree has much of the habit and appearance 

 of the Hawthornden, and quite as good a bearer. 



595. HOARE'S SEEDLING. 



A large culinary apple, of roundish shape, pale green color, with red 

 next the sun ; and in use during December and January. — ff. S. C. ' 

 n. 335. 



596. HOGSHEAD. 



This is a small red fruit, the flesh is red, and the taste austere. This 

 is a cider apple, ripe in January, and keeps till March.— i^or*. Treat. 108. 



There seems to be another variety known by this name, which is 

 described in the Horticultural Society's Catalogue, as of a greenish- 

 yellow color, and ovate shape. 



597. HOLLOW-EYED REINETTE. 



This is a Cornish variety. It is a handsome flat-shaped apple, under 

 the middle size ; of a greenish-yellow color, sometimes intermixed with 

 russet. This fruit is of an excellent flavor, and keeps till April. — 

 Fors. Treat. 107. 



598. HOME'S LARGE. 



A large culinary apple, of roundish shape, and striped with red ; it is 

 in use from October tUl December. — H. S. C. n. 342. 



