64 LUTHER BURBANK 



After a period of trial, in which it met the 

 severest tests, this superlative prune was intro- 

 duced as the "Standard." 



It is rather curious to record that, with a single 

 exception, all the remaining cions of this patri- 

 cian sisterhood have proved wholly worthless as 

 prunes. But that, of course, was a matter of no 

 consequence. It sufficed that one cion came to 

 fruitage with a paragon of prunes. 



The Standard prune far surpasses the Sugar 

 prune in quality. It also has a stone that is en- 

 tirely free from the flesh, being the first prune 

 ever produced that combined superior qualities 

 of flesh with this desirable characteristic. 



In the opinion of a number of the best known 

 growers, it is the best prune ever produced. The 

 trees are enormous and never-failing bearers, 

 and good, healthy growers, better than the 

 French prune though not as strong as the Sugar, 

 Well-grown fruits measure nearly six inches 

 around one way by four and a half inches the 

 other. 



On old standard orchard trees the size may 

 average larger than this, but when the crop is not 

 too heavy the fruits are really enormous. 



The skin is purple with a heavy blue bloom 

 flesh honey-yellow, fine-grained, juicy, yet 

 firmer than most drying prunes, arid very sweet 



