41: WESTERN FRUIT BOOK. 



Heicke's Summer Queen, of Dayton, Ohio. " A good 

 apple." — Trans. Ohio Pom. Society. 



Heicke's "Winter Sweet, London Sweet, and Clark's Seed- 

 ling ; see London Sweet. Plentiful in Cincinnati market. 

 Eesembles that most valuable fruit, the Broadwell. Adap- 

 ted to the rich, deep soils of the AVest, like the fair, rich 

 and beautiful Broadwell. 



Helen's Favorite. Color, dark rod; form, round; 

 size, 2 ; use, table ; quality, 2 ; season, January and Feb. 



Eem.\rks. — From Troy, Ohio. ■' Very Good." — A. IT. 

 Ernsfs Reports. " Very good." — Dr. Warder. 



Herefordshire Pe.vrmain, Royal Pcarmain, Old Pear- 

 mnin, etc. Color, brownish red, mottled with russety 

 green; form, roundish, conical ; size, 2 ; use, table ; qual- 

 ity, 2 ; season, December to February. 



Eemarks. — Eequires a rich, strong soil ; fruit then is 

 fine, and of superior excellence. Seldom seen here. 

 Grown in ISTew York and Northern Indiana, and Illinois. 

 It is there very rich and fine. Wo do not think the apple 

 we have by this name is correct, as it does not answer the 

 description in the books. (See Appendix, 40.) 



HEWES' YIEGIXIA CEAB. Color, dull red, dotted 

 with white specks, and obscurely streaked with greenish 

 yellow; form, nearly round; size, 4 to 5 ; use, cider; 

 quality, 1 ; season. Winter. 



Eemarks. — Very prolific, and very fine for cider — sur- 

 passingly fine. Cider from it keeps very long. Tree verv 

 hardy, though small. 



Heteric. Form, regular round; size, 2 to 1; use 



