The Americana Plums Described 151 



Hanson. — Fruit nearly spherical ; size medium ; cavity 

 shallow, broad ; stem short ; suture shallow ; color bright 

 red over yellow ; dots many, dull yellow ; bloom blue ; skin 

 very thick; flesh yellow; stone medium size, round, slightly 

 flattened, cling ; flavor sweet ; quality excellent ; season early. 



"A good market plum." — J. W. Kerr, Maryland. 



Hart (Hart's De Soto). — Fruit oval; size medium; 

 cavity shallow, flaring ; stem slender, medium length ; suture 

 a line ; color red over orange ; dots many, small, yellow ; 

 bloom blue; skin tough; flesh yellow; stone small, oval, 

 somewhat flattened, cling; quality good. 



HAVVKEYE 



Origin, Iowa. A promising variety. Sent out by Iowa 



agricultural college. 



Hartwtck. — A variety given in some lists, but uniformly 

 reported unsuccessful. I have not seen it and do not know 

 its history. 



Hawkeye. — Fruit round oval ; size large ; cavity very 

 shallow; stem rather long; suture a line; apex sometimes 

 slightly depressed; color dull red over yellow; dots many, 

 minute; bloom thick, blue; skin thick; flesh yellow; size 

 large, oval, flattened, cling; quality, good to best; season of 

 De Soto. 



