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THE APPLE. 
Horse Apple. 
Summer Horse. Yellow Hoss. 
Origin supposed to be North Carolina. Tree vigorous, an 
early and abundant bearer, valuable for drying and culinary 
purposes. 
Fruit large, varying in form from oblate to oval, angular. 
Skin yellow, sometimes tinged with red, and small patches of 
russet. Stalk short, cavity and basin shallow. Flesh yellow, 
rather firm and coarse, tender, pleasant, sub-acid. Last of July 
and first of August. 
Housum’s Red. 
Origin, Berks county, Pa. Large, oblong, compressed at the 
sides. Skin red in stripes, yellow at the base. Stem short, 
thick. Cavity narrow, not deep, slightly russeted, basin 
moderately deep, plaited. Flesh firm, texture tender, wdth a 
delightful aroma ; quality, “ very good,” at least. October and 
February. (Ad. Int. Rep.) 
Hoover. 
Raised by Mr. Hoover, of Edisto, South Carolina. 
Fruit large and beautiful, nearly globular, inclining to conic. 
Color rich dark crimson, peculiarly marked with round, white 
spots of about an eighth of an inch in size. Stem half an inch 
long, fleshy. Calyx open, in a smooth, greenish yellow basin. 
Flesh white, flavour brisk acid. November to February. 
Howe’s Russet. 
Origin, Shrewsbury, Mass. Very much resembles Roxbury 
Russet, and may be seedling of it. 
Fruit large, oblate, often conic, angular. Skin greenish yel- 
low, mostly covered with russet, and generally with a bronzed 
cheek. Stalk short, inserted in a broad cavity. Calyx par- 
tially closed, basin abrupt, uneven. Flesh yellowish, compact; 
brisk, vinous flavour. January to May. 
IIubbardton Pippin. 
Origin uncertain, received of Robt. Wilson of Keene, New 
HampsniiC * he says it is much cultivated in that neighbourhood, 
highly prized, ana L*y many preferred to Baldwin. Tree thrifty, 
strong grower, and productive. 
Fruit large or very large, variable in form, globular inclining 
to conic, angular, slightly oblique. Skin yellow, shaded and 
striped with red. Stalk short, inserted in a moderate cavity. 
Calyx closed, basin small, corrugated. Flesh tender, yellowish, 
