A small dessert apple, of second-rate quality, it is of an oval shape, yellow color, and in use from December till February.—[H. S. C.] n. 330.
594. HILL’S SEEDLING.
A Scotch apple raised in the Carse of Gowrie. It is rather large, roundish and flattened, of a pale-green color, with a tinge of red next the sun. It is a good early culinary apple, in use from the end of August till October. The tree has much of the habit and appearance of the Hawthornden, and quite as good a bearer.
595. HOARE’S SEEDLING.
A large culinary apple, of roundish shape, pale green color, with red next the sun; and in use during December and January.—[H. S. C.] n. 335.
596. HOGSHEAD.
This is a small red fruit, the flesh is red, and the taste austere. This is a cider apple, ripe in January, and keeps till March.—[Fors. Treat.] 108.
There seems to be another variety known by this name, which is described in the Horticultural Society’s Catalogue, as of a greenish-yellow color, and ovate shape.
597. HOLLOW-EYED REINETTE.
This is a Cornish variety. It is a handsome flat-shaped apple, under the middle size; of a greenish-yellow color, sometimes intermixed with russet. This fruit is of an excellent flavor, and keeps till April.—[Fors. Treat.] 107.