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HAND (General Hand) . 



A very fine, large plum of the Gage group, which is worthy of a place in the 

 amateur's garden as a dessert or preserving plum, but not profitable as a market variety. 



ORIGIN: on farm of General Hand, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 



TREE: a very vigorous grower, but a shy bearer until well aged; class Domestica. 



FBUIT: round; size medium to large; skin deep golden yellow, marbled with greenish 

 yellow; stem slender, about an inch long, inserted in a shallow cavity; suture shallow. 



HAND. 



FLESH: color pale yellow; texture coarse, moderately juicy; flavor sweet and very 

 good; free from stone. 



QUALITY: very good for dessert. 

 VALUE: market, first class. 

 SEASON: September. 



HAMMER. 



"Fruit round oval; size medium to large; cavity very shallow; suture a line; color 

 crimson; dots many, minute, and a few larger yellow; bloom blue; skin thick; flesh 

 yellow; stone small, round, slightly flattened, nearly free; quality very good; season 

 after Wolf and Weaver. Originated with H. A. Terry, Iowa, who says it is a seedling 

 of Miner, but thinks it has an admixture of Americana blood. A fine variety." (Waugh.) 



