. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 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 ; (Wa'iigh). HAWKEYE. Fbuit : large, roundish; cavity shallow, narrow; suture merely a distinct line;
. The fruits of Ontario. Fruit-culture. 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 ; (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 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : printed by L. K. Cameron
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