LUTHER BURBANK 



The large size, handsome appearance 

 and rare keeping qualities place this among the 

 best canning, shipping, and market fruits; but, 

 unfortunately, the Giant follows its pollen parent 

 the Hungarian in having a low percentage of 

 sugar; so it does not cure well as a prune. 



Here, then is a specific illustration of the ten- 

 dency to revert to the characteristics of the plum 

 and to give up the special qualities of the prune. 



The Giant is a valuable fruit, excellent for 

 shipping and especially good for canning. When 

 placed in boiling water the skin immediately rolls 

 away from the fruit, leaving the rich honey-col- 

 ored flesh ready for the can. 



The plum has made its way to distant terri- 

 tories, and is now grown extensively in Australia 

 and New Zealand, being especially prized for 

 canning purposes. 



In California it has proved a favorite and it is 

 greatly superior to its staminate parent the Hun- 

 garian prune, especially for shipment. 



But it is sold as a plum and not as a prune. 

 THE PEARL PRUNE 



Obviously, then, this was not the fruit I was 

 seeking. But my experiments continued and after 

 a few more generations of crossing and selection, 

 I found among the seedlings one that produced a 

 fruit in many respects more promising. 



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