46 THE PLUMS OF NEW YORK. 



Blue Moldavka was received from Russia by J. L. Budd of the Iowa Experiment 

 Station about 1882 in a lot of sprouts labeled Moldavka. Tree hardy and productive; 

 fruit large, oblong; suture a line; cavity of medium size; stem short; dark purple; 

 bloom thick; dots numerous, russet; flesh greenish-yellow, firm, dry; flavor not high; 

 quality fair; stone semi-clinging; mid-season. 



Blue Plum. Domestica. i. Horticulturist 7:404. 1852. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 

 goo. 1869. 



Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval; suture obscure; skin dark blue with light 

 bloom; flesh yellowish-green, juicy, sweet and refreshing; clingstone; early. 

 Blue Primordian. Domestica. i. Parkinson Par. Ter. 575. 1629. 2. ReaF/ora 206. 1676. 



An old variety of the same shape as the Red Primordian but smaller and of a violet- 

 blue color; of good taste; ripens early, productive. 



Blue Prolific. Domestica. i.Flor.andPom.Sg. 1876. 2. HoggFruit Man. 722. 1884. 

 3. Guide Prat. 156, 356. 1895. 



Blue Prolific 3. Fertile Bleue 3. Rivers' Blue Prolific 2. Rivers' No. 4 i. 



Tree hardy, productive; fruit below medium in size, oval, slightly narrowed at 

 the stem end; cavity and suture shallow; dark purple, with thin bloom; flesh dull 

 greenish-yellow, juicy; flavor brisk and agreeable; a cooking plum; stone clinging; 

 ripens early. 

 Blue Prune. Domestica. i. Hoffy Orch. Comp. 2. 1842. 



Hoffy published a colored engraving of this variety, but did not describe it. Fruit 

 long -oval ; suture deep ; dark blue. 

 Blue Rock. Domestica. i. Can. Exp. Farms Rpt. 423. 1903. 



A seedling from Thomas Rivers, England. Tree upright, productive; fruit of 

 medium size, round; cavity small; suture distinct; dark purple; dots small, gray; 

 flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, rich; clingstone; early. 



Blue Tweens. Domestica. i. Horticulturist 25:204. 1870. 2. Am. Pom. Soc. Rpt. 

 52. 1871. 



A seedling, raised by G. P. Peffer of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, about 1855. Tree hardy, 

 slow in growth; fruit in pairs, giving rise to the name; flesh yellowish-green, adhering 

 to the stone on one side; flavor sprightly subacid; late. 

 Blue Violet. Domestica. Mentioned in Ray Hist. Plant. 2:1528. 1688. 

 Blum. Domestica. i. Cultivator 3d Ser. 8:280 fig. 1860. 2. Downing Fr. Trees Am. 

 900. 1869. 



A seedling from North Carolina resembling Nelson's Victory in color and shape. 

 Size above medium, oval, dull orange with numerous small brown dots; flesh yellowish- 

 brown, juicy; good; early. 

 Bohemian Prune. Domestica. i. Kerr Cat. 1894. 



Introduced by J. W. Kerr, who secured plants from Charles Luedloff, Carver, 

 Minnesota. Tree upright, vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish-oval, dark purple; 

 good. 

 Bomberger. Americana, i. Terry Cat. 1900. 2. Wis. Sta. Bui. 87:12. 1901. 



A variety grown by H. A. Terry of Crescent, Iowa, from seed of Harrison; first 

 fruited in 1897. Tree upright, vigorous, productive; fruit large, roundish; suture 



