THE GREATEST PLUM OF 

 ALL THE PRUNE 



FORTY YEARS IN SEARCH OF A PERFECT PRUNE 



IT not unfrequently happens that a visitor from 

 the east expresses a particular desire to see a 

 fresh prune. And when the fruit is shown 

 the visitor usually expresses surprise at its 

 appearance. 



"Why, that looks just like a big plum," said a 

 young woman who was shown a specimen of my 

 finest variety. 



"Taste it," I said. 



"It tastes exactly like a plum, too," she 

 declared. 



"There is every reason why it should," I 

 assured her; "for it is a plum. Not only so, but 

 you have probably eaten any number of prunes 

 in New York, even though you supposed that you 

 had never seen a fresh one. The prune is an ex- 

 cellent table fruit and my best varieties are very 

 good shippers. 



[VOLUME V CHAPTER III] 



