82 
THE APPLE. 
variety, and now widely disseminated, and wherever known, is 
held in the highest estimation. Fruit small, oblate, slightly 
conic. Skin smooth, thick, mostly shaded with crimson, and 
covered with various coloured dots. Stem of medium length, 
fJender, curved, inserted in a round, deep, open cavity. Calyx 
closed, generally in a small uneven basin. Flesh yellowish, fine 
grained, juicy, with a very rich, vinous, saccharine, aromatic 
flavour. December to April. 
Haskell Sweet. 
Sassafras Sweet. 
Origin farm of Deacon Haskell, Ipswich, Mass. Tree vigorous 
and productive, fruit medium or above, oblate. Skin greenish yel- 
low, sometimes with a blush. Stalk short, inserted in a rather 
deep cavity. Calyx closed ; basin of medium depth. Flesh yel 
lowish, tender, juicy, with a very sweet, rich, aromatic flavour. 
September, October. 
Hawley. 
Origin Columbia Co., N. Y. Tree vigorous and bears annu- 
ally. 
Fruit large, conic, sometimes oblate. Skin fine yellow, some- 
what waxen or oily, and considerably dotted. Stalk short, 
inserted in a rather deep cavity. Calyx small, nearly closed, in a 
moderate, somewhat furrowed basin. Flesh whitish, very tender, 
juicy, rich, with a fine, mild, sub-acid flavour. Ripe September, 
and does not keep long. 
Hubbardston Nonsuch. Man. Ken. 
A fine, large, early winter fruit, which originated in the town 
