Hamilton

Origin/History

Origin unknown. Came from the South. The variety appears in Downing's Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), citing the American Horticultural Annual, where it is also listed under the query "Wonder?" suggesting a possible synonym or alternate name under investigation. It appears again in Lowther's Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture (1914), where it is reported as adapted to the Southern Division of the American Pomological Society, with the notation indicating the variety is reported as adapted to more than one of the three divisions of the American Pomological Society.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size

Large.

Form

Roundish, irregular, somewhat ribbed. Lowther describes the form as "fir" (exact meaning of this term as used in the source is unclear).

Stem

Not described in source.

Cavity

Not described in source.

Calyx

Large, open.

Basin

Not described in source.

Skin

Red on yellow, splashed with purple. Dots large, yellow.

Flesh/Flavor

Flesh yellow, breaking, rather juicy, subacid. Quality rated Good.

Core/Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

September and October. (Lowther's 1914 entry leaves the season field blank.)

Uses

Lowther notes Hamilton as suitable for both kitchen and market use.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

Lowther's 1914 table records Hamilton with one station in the Southern Division, with the asterisk notation indicating the variety is reported as adapted to more than one of the three divisions of the American Pomological Society. The Northern and Central Division fields are blank in that source.