PLATE XXXIX. 
i. RED HAWTHORNDEN. 
This Apple was sent out from the nurseries of Messrs. Richard Smith and Sons, Worcester. 
Its exact origin is not known, but the original tree was found growing near Worcester, and from its 
age, it probably dates from the beginning of the present century (1800). 
Description .—Fruit : large and oblate, with four very obtuse angles on the sides ; the crown 
is flat, and there is only a slight depression in which the eye is placed. Skin : smooth, greenish 
yellow, with a red blush next the sun. Eye : small and closed, set in a shallow depression. Stalk : 
very short, set in a very deep cavity. Flesh : white, tender and juicy, with a sprightly and agreeable 
acidity. 
A very early and valuable culinary apple. It is in season the end of August to the middle 
of September. 
The tree grows well and freely, and succeeds best as a standard. 
