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surpassing even the true Green Gage plum. No 

 prune excels it for attractive fragrance. When 

 cured it produces one of the most delicious of 

 prunes; but it requires care in handling, since 

 it does not cure well in the open air. Its chief 

 fault is that it is not very productive, although 

 healthy and vigorous. 



It was sold to a New Zealand firm for intro- 

 duction in the Southern Hemisphere in 1898. 

 I myself introduced it in the Northern 

 Hemisphere. 



The New Zealand nursery company recom- 

 mends it for that country in a recent catalog as 

 follows : 



"Pearl : Raised by Luther Burbank. A seed- 

 ling of the well-known French prune, which it 

 surpasses in size of fruit. It is very handsome, 

 flattened ovoid in form, white, semitransparent, 

 with a heavy bloom. In honeyed sweetness, com- 

 bined with a peculiarly attractive fragrance and 

 flavor it excels all other prunes or plums. It 

 requires care in handling, and will not cure well 

 in the open air. It is especially recommended for 

 market and home use when fresh." 



The following quotation from "The Plums of 

 New York," written in 1910, shows how 

 this variety was regarded in New York at 

 that time: 



