The plums of New York

by U. P. Hedrick

Peach Leaf. Hortulana. 1. Wis. Sta. Bul. 63:52. 1897. 2. Vt. Sta. An. Rpt. 11:285. 1898.

Peachleaf 2.

A variety of unknown origin grown for many years by B. A. Mathews of Iowa. Given as synonymous to Kanawha by the American Pomological Society. Waugh says this is an error. Fruit medium in size, round; cavity slight; suture a faint line; deep wine red; dots many, small; flesh yellow, firm; good; stone medium, rough.

Peach-plum. Domestica. 1. Ray Hist. Plant. 2:1529. 1688. 2. Rea Flora 208. 1676.

Peach Plum 1.

A yellow variety grown in the Seventeenth Century.

Peake. Domestica. 1. Parkinson Par. Ter. 578. 1629.

Parkinson says of it, “long, whitish and very good.”

Pearl. Americana mollis. 1. Kerr Cat. 11. 1898. 2. Terry Cat. 5. 1900. 3. Ill. Hort. Soc. Rpt. 424. 1905.

From H. A. Terry, Crescent, Iowa; grown from seed of Van Buren planted about 1891. Tree very productive, vigorous, upright; fruit large, white becoming pale red; of best quality; ripens last of August.