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of this kind which has the quality of the best 

 French prunes, together with entire stone- 



lessness. 



BY WAY OF SUMMARY 



Such, then, are the four Burbank prunes that 

 are the pick of all those that have been developed 

 on my experiment farms. 



The methods used 'in their production are 

 similar to those used in the development of the 

 four best Burbank plums as told in an earlier 

 chapter. The distinctive qualities of the four 

 prunes themselves may be summarized thus: 



The Splendor prune is large, productive, has 

 high sugar content, has a small free stone and 

 ripens early, yet has the fault of clinging to the 

 tree. 



The Sugar prune is very large, productive, 

 very early, superior in tree form, an especially 

 good curer, and is both a sure bearer and a sure 

 seller. 



The Standard prune has most superior quality 

 of flesh, is entirely freestone, and in general is the 

 best combination drying and shipping prune thus 

 far produced. 



The Conquest prune is similar to the French 

 prune in quality of flesh, but better, and has the 

 stone brought down in size to a mere speck, and 

 the tree is far more vigorous and productive. 



