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Harrison IJIdrrisoh'ti Pcaeli). — ^h'llium t(i jiii^i^c roundisli (jhUuig; 

 color lifiht ri'il on litvlit yellow i;i-oiiii(l, with lliiii rosy l)iooiii; stem 

 Ions;- and slender. Flesh rich, juicy: pit partly Iree; ripens earl}' in 

 Se()teniber. Americana. Minnesota. 



•ison. Hawkeye. 



Hawkeye. — Eoundish oval, often ohlona; conical; color yellow 

 gi-ound, covered with red and pur|ile; dots numerous, o-ra}- ; stalk 

 sliort, in slight cavity; suture a mere line. Flesh (irm, but melting, 

 with i)leasant flavor; quality good; clinc. Americana.. Iowa. 



Hunt. — Large, roundish oval, flattened at stem end; color deep 

 red, with numerous large dots and thick lilac-purple bloom; stalk me- 

 dium, inserted in shallow cavitv; suture 

 on surface, ]mt vrell defined. Flesh 

 yellow. Arm, with Wildgoose-like flavor; 

 quality good; no astringency when 

 cooked. Season, (>arly. Americana and 

 Angustifolia liybrid. Iowa. 



Klondike. — Size medium to small, 

 roundish oval ; color lively yellow, shaded 

 with red, mottled, and with numerous 

 small dots: suture slightly de]iressed. 

 Flesh very juicy, jJcasant, suliaeid in 

 flavor; quality fair to good. Season, early 

 August. Americana. I(n\"a. 



Lone Star. — iledium, oval, pjoiutod; color reil, with numerous white 



Hunt. 



