1905 



FRUITS OF ONTARIO. 



177 



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." (Wa'iigh). 



HAWKEYE. 



Fbuit : large, roundish; cavity shallow, narrow; suture merely a distinct line; 

 apes rounded; color yellow, more or less covered with purplish red; dots small, indis- 

 tinct ; bloom medium ; skin thick, moderately tough. 



Flesh: deep yellow, juicy; stone large, broad, much flattened, cling; sweet, good 

 flavor 



Qt;ality : good. 



Se.^son : mid to late September. One of the best, (Macoun). 



Hawkete. 



ITALIAN PRUNE. {FeJUnhnrg). 



An old variety from Europe; a fine late shipping plum, and widely grown for 

 market. 



Origin : Europe. 



Tree: of spreading habit; productive; class Domestica. 



Frdit : size medium; form oval, narrowing at the ends, one sided; stem one inch 

 long in small cavity; suture shallow; skin thin; color dark purple with blue bloom. 



Flesh: free stone; color greenish yellow; texture fairly juicy; flavor sweet, good. 



Quality: dessert fair; cooking very good. 



Value : market first class. 



SfABON : September. 



12 F.O. 



