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THE APPLE. 



Hargreave's Green Sweet. 

 An English variety, somewhat valued there. 



Fruit medium, roundish, ridged at apex, yellow, with faint streaks of 

 red in the sun. Flesh yellowish, tender, juicy, sweet. September, 

 October. 



Harnish. 



From Pennsylvania, said to have originated in Lancaster Co. 



Fruit medium, roundish oblate, mostly shaded with dark red, and 

 sprinkled with grayish dots. Flesh compact, tender, not juicy, almost 

 sweet, pleasant. Good. September to October. 



Harris. 

 Ben Harris. 



Originated with Marston Harris, Rockingham Co., N. C. Tree vigo- 

 rous, erect, productive, popular in its native locality. Young wood 

 grayish brown, slightly downy. 



Fruit large, roundish oblate, bright straw color, occasionally with a 

 pink blush. Stalk very short and stout. Cavity deep. Basin large 

 and deep. Flesh white, coarse, pleasant subacid, continues a long time, 

 valuable for market and culinary purposes. Good. September to No- 

 vember. 



Harrison. 



New Jersey is the most celebrated cider-making district in America, 

 and this Apple, which originated in Essex County of that State, has 

 long enjoyed the highest reputation as a cider fruit. Ten bushels of the 

 Apples make a barrel of cider. The tree grows thriftily and bears very 

 large crops. 



Fruit medium size, ovate or roundish oblong. Skin yellow, with 

 roughish, distinct black specks. Stalk one inch or more long. Flesh 

 yellow, rather dry and tough, but with a rich flavor, producing a high- 

 colored cider, of great body. The fruit is very free from rot, falls easily 

 from the tree about the first of November, and keeps well. 



Harry Sweet. 



Originated in Mercer Co., Pa. Tree of slow, upright growth. 



Fruit medium, roundish, inclining to conic. Sides sometimes un- 

 equal. Skin thick, greenish yellow, dull blush in the sun, and nettings 

 of russet. Flesh whitish, crisp, a little coarse, moderately juicy, mild 

 sweet. Good. December to April. 



Hartford Sweet. 



Spencer Sweeting. Keney's Sweet. 



Origin, farm of Mr. Spencer, near Hartford, and introduced by Dr. 

 E. W. Bull. Tree moderately vigorous, hardy, and productive. 



Fruit rather large, roundish, slightly flattened. Skin smooth and 



