FOUR BURBANK PRUNES AND 

 THE WORK BEHIND THEM 



REVOLUTIONIZING AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY 



AERIEF outline of the story of the sugar 

 prune was given in a chapter of an earlier 

 volume. 



The preceding chapter gives further details of 

 the quest of a perfect prune. 



The present chapter will treat more of results 

 than of methods, and to present somewhat in de- 

 tail the characteristics and merits of the four 

 nearly perfect prunes that have been produced 

 as the result of my long quest. 



While some of the details here presented ap- 

 peal rather to the orchardist than to the general 

 reader, yet the story as a whole will be found not 

 without popular interest. The fact that the 

 growing of prunes is an industry of great signifi- 

 cance, and that the fruit is everywhere an impor- 

 tant commercial product would furnish ample 

 excuse, were excuse needed, for entering some- 

 what more into detail as regards the specific 



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