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[John Bunker <john.p.bunker@gmail.com>]

Without digging too deeply into my notes, I'm guessing that many, most  
or all of these are the introductions of JL Budd.  I have seen the  
lists of many plum collectors over the years and none of these rings a  
bell.  The NY breeder might do best to contact Iowa State U if she/he  
has not already doe so.  Or, maybe the Cedar Rapids Historical  
Society, since he (Budd) lived and worked in Benton County for some  
number of years.  If you'd like to connect me with the breeder, I'd be  
happy to see if I can assist.
Best,
John Bunker
Fedco
trees@fedcoseeds.com
www.fedcoseeds.com
PO Box 520
Waterville ME 04903
207-873-7333




On Jun 1, 2011, at 7:58 AM, Jwlehman@aol.com wrote:

> Dear Group,
>
> I have the following request from a breeder at Cornel Univ. Can anyone
> help?  If so contact me off line and I'll put you in direct contact.
>
> If you read The Plums of New York, you can see a lot of evidence  
> that Iowa
> was a hotbed of amateur diploid plum breeding in the 19th century.  
> Over the
> last ten years or so, I have tried without any success to find  
> whether any
> of the Iowa bred plums from that era still persist in the form of  
> living
> trees. Some of the more noteworthy varietal names are: Downing,  
> Hammer,
> Hawkeye, Milton, Crescent City, Gold, Nellie Blanche, Patten, Wragg,  
> Budd, Dennis, &
> Mathews.  Do you think a NAFEX plum expert could shed some light on  
> this?
>
> Thanks,
> Jerry
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