. Fruits and fruit-trees of December. Hooker. Origin, Windsor, Conn. Growth upright, vigorous, productive. Fruit medium, conic, slightly oblique, greenish yellow, shaded withdull crimson, striped with red, and sprinkled with large russet greenish, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. November toJanuary. Originated in South Carolina. It is pretty extensively disseminatedand much favored where grown. The trees are quite distinct, havinglarge foliage and retaining it until quite late into winter. It forms abeautiful upright spreading tree. Young shoots cl
. Fruits and fruit-trees of December. Hooker. Origin, Windsor, Conn. Growth upright, vigorous, productive. Fruit medium, conic, slightly oblique, greenish yellow, shaded withdull crimson, striped with red, and sprinkled with large russet greenish, tender, juicy, pleasant subacid. Good. November toJanuary. Originated in South Carolina. It is pretty extensively disseminatedand much favored where grown. The trees are quite distinct, havinglarge foliage and retaining it until quite late into winter. It forms abeautiful upright spreading tree. Young shoots clear reddish bro^^ii,slightly downy. Fruit medium, roundish, sometimes roundish oblate, slightly oblique,yellowish, mostly overspread, splashed, and striped with two shades ofred, some conspicuous light dots, and patches of russet. Stalk rathprlong. Cavity large, thinly russeted. Calyx open. Basin slightly fur- 222 THE APPLE. rowed. Flesli yellowisli, rather firm, tender, juicy, rich subacid. Coresmall. Yery good. November to Hoover. Hopkins. Supposed origin, Maryland. Tree vigorous, spreading, not an earlybearer. Fruit medium or below, roundish oblate, sometimes with unequalsides, yellowish, shaded, splashed, and mottled with light and dark rather short. Calyx small. Flesh white, crisp, juicy, pleasantsubacid. Good to very good. October, November. Hopper. From South Carolina. Fruit large, roundish, flattened, sides unequal, greenish yellow, witha brown orange cheek in the sun, and a little russet about the white, firm, moderately juicy, subacid. Good. HORMEAD Pearmaia. Hormead Pippin. An English variety, yet but little grown in this country. Fruit medium, roundish, or nearly roundish conical, pale yellow,moderately sprinkled with gray dots. Stalk medium, slender. Cavityrusseted. Calyx nearly closed. Basin shallow, corrugated. Fleshwhite, crisp, tender, juicy, brisk subacid. Good to very good. Novem-ber, December. THE APPLE. 223 L
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