The Domestica Plums Described 109 



Hudson (Hudson River Purple Egg). — Fruit long, oval; 

 size large ; cavity medium deep, abrupt ; stem long ; suture 

 shallow; color red to purplish-red; dots numerous, small; 

 bloom bluish ; skin thick ; flesh greenish-yellow, firm ; stone 

 large, long, pointed, cling; quality good; season medium. 



Origin, New York(?). 



Hulings (Hulings' Superb). — "Fruit very large, round- 

 ish-oval, with a distinct though shallow suture; stalk strong 

 and stout, set in a round, small cavity ; skin rather dull green- 

 ish-yellow, thinly covered with a pale bloom ; flesh greenish- 

 yellow ; rather coarse, but with a rich, brisk, sprightly flavor, 

 adhering to the stone; good; middle of August; tree very 

 vigorous, upright." — Description from Downing. 



Hungarian (Hungarian Prune of Downing, not of the 

 Pacific coast; Datte d'Hongrie). — Fruit long, narrow, oval; 

 size small to medium ; cavity hardly any ; stem long, slender, 

 pubescent; suture very shallow; apex pointed; color dark 

 blue ; dots blue ; bloom blue ; skin thin ; flesh greenish-yellow ; 

 stone medium size, long, slender, pointed at both ends, ridged 

 at the edge, free; quality poor; season September in New York. 



There is a disconcerting list of candidates for the name 

 of Hungarian or Hungary. It is impossible to clear up the 

 synonymy satisfactorily at this time, but the principal refer- 

 ences may be noted. They are as follows: 



1. The variety called Hungarian prune, with the synonym 

 Datte de Hongrie, by Downing, in the appendix of his work, 

 page 156. This is apparently the Datte d'Hongrie still grow- 

 ing under that name in the collection of Ellwanger & Barry, 

 and is probably the plum really entitled to the name. It is the 

 one described and illustrated here. 



2. The variety commonly called Hungarian prune on the 

 Pacific coast is Pond. 



3. The Date nlum, or Quetsche de Hongrie, described by 

 Downing (ed. t88t. d. 008), the descrintion being taken from 

 the Pomolos-ical magazine. This cannot now be identified, 

 but is certainlv a very different variety. 



4. The Hungarian grown bv the Michigan experiment 

 station and described in their publications (Bulletin 169:245), 

 from which the following description is arranged : Fruit 

 round; size medium t<~> lars-e: cavity medium; stem half an 

 inch long: suture plight; ap^x often slightly depressed; color 

 dark blue or black: b'nom blue; flesh yellowish, firm; stone 

 round, not flattened, f r^e : flavor mild and pleasant; quality 

 good ; season medium ; tree vigorous, productive. 



This last plum came to the Michigan station from Pro- 

 fessor Budd. and is probably his Ungarish. In a bulletin of 

 the Iowa agricultural college, dated January, 1886, Budd notes 

 this variety as coming from C. H. Wagner, Riga, Russia. In 



