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THE APPLE. 



Fruit large, oblate, greenisli, with few red stripes. Flesh, white, 

 coarse, subacid. December, January. 



Hall's Sweet. 



Of unknown origin. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, yellow, shaded, striped, and splashed 

 with red, many light dots. Flesh sometimes a little stained, not very 

 juicy, rich, sweet. Good. September. 



Hambledon Deux Ans. 

 Origin, Hampshire, England. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, yellow, mostly overspread and in- 

 distinctly splashed with red. Flesh yellowish, juicy, pleasant subacid. 

 Good. November. 



Hamilton. 

 Wonder ? 



Origin unknown. Came from the South. 



Fruit large, roundish, irregular, somewhat ribbed, red on yellow, 

 splashed with purple. Dots large, yellow. Calyx large, open. Flesh yel- 

 low, breaking, rather juicy, subacid. Good. September, October. 

 (Am. Hort. An.) 



Hammond. 



Fruit medium to large, green. Flesh juicy. November, and keeps 

 to March (Sumner, MS.) 



Hampton Bellflower. 



A seedling from the Bellflower, grown by W. C. Hampton, Mt. Vic- 

 tory, Ohio. 



Fruit large, light yellow ground, speckled and splashed with carmine, 

 red in the sun, few russet gray dots and marblings. Stalk medium. 

 Calyx partially open. Segments recurved and with fine points. Basin 

 open, slightly uneven at base. Flesh white, tender, breaking, rather 

 coarse, mild pleasant subacid. Good. Core small. November and 

 December. 



Hampton's Fall Sweet. 

 Origin, "W. C. Hampton, Ohio. 



Fruit medium, roundish, yellow, striped with red. Flesh tender, 

 sweet, rather dry. Good. October. 



Hampton's Honey Sweet. 

 Origin, W. C. Hampton, Ohio. 



Fruit medium, elongated truncate conic, yellow, faintly striped 

 with red. Flesh white, tender, sweet. Good. December to April. 



