HAAS.

_Synonyms_: Horse Apple, Summer Horse, Yellow Hoss, and Trippe's Horse.

Origin supposed to be North Carolina. Tree vigorous, an annual, early

and abundant bearer, valuable for drying and culinary purposes. Young

wood light reddish brown. Fruit large, roundish, yellow, sometimes

tinged with red, and small patches of russet. Flesh yellow, rather firm

and coarse, tender, pleasant subacid. Good. Last of July and first of

August.