154 THE APPLE. 
Horst Aprie. 
Summer Horse. Yellow Hoss. 
- Origin supposed to be North Carolina. Tree vigorcus, j 
early and abundant bearer, valuable for drying and culina 
purposes. 
Fruit large, varying in form from oblate to oval, angul: 
Skin yellow, sometimes tinged with red, and small patches « 
russet, Stalk short, cavitv and basin shallow. Flesh yello 
rather firm and coarse, tender, pleasant, sub-acid. Last of Ju 
and first of August. 
Hovsum’s Rep. 
Origin, Berks county, Pa. Large, oblong, compressed at t] 
sides. Skin red in stripes, yellow at the base. Stem sho: 
thick. Cavity narrow, not, deep, slightly russeted, bas 
moderately deep, plaited. Flesh firm, texture tender, with 
delightful aroma; quality, “ very good,” at least. October ai 
February. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 
Hoover. 
Raised by Mr. Hoover, of Edisto, South Carolina. 
Fruit large and beautiful, nearly globular, inclining to conti 
Color rich dark crimson, peculiarly marked with round, whi 
spots of about an eighth of an inch in size. Stem half an in 
long, fleshy. Calyx open, in a smooth, greenish yellow. basi 
Flesh white, flavour brisk acid. November to February. 
Howe’s Russet. 
Origin, Shrewsbury, Mass. Very much resembles Roxbu 
Russet, and may be seedling of it. 
Fruit large, oblate, often conic, angular. Skin greenish y< 
low, mostly covered with russet, and generally with a bronz 
cheek, Stalk short, inserted in a broad cavity. Calyx pa 
tially closed, basin abrupt, uneven. Flesh yellowish, compac 
brisk, vinous flavour. January to May. : 
Houssarpton Pippin. 
Origin uncertain, received of Robt. Wilson of Keene, Ne 
Hampsnire* he says it is much cultivated in that neigbourhoo 
higniy prized, anu uy many preferred to Baldwin. ‘Tree thrift 
strong grower, and productive. 
Fruit large or very large, variable in form, globular inclinin 
to conic, angular, slightly oblique. Skin yellow, shaded an 
striped with red. Stalk short, inserted in a moderate cavit) 
Calyx closed, basin small, corrugated. Flesh tender, yellowisl 
