ON THE FOUR BEST PRUNES 



content of sugar, making a fruit which carries 

 well. 



THE SUGAR PRUNE 



The Splendor was the best prune I had hereto- 

 fore produced, but it clearly left much to be 

 desired. 



It was with intense satisfaction that I was able 

 to offer, in New Creations of 1899, a prune that at 

 least approached the realization of my ideal. This 

 was another seedling of Petite d'Agen. 



It was christened the Sugar prune. 



For fourteen years I had labored to produce a 

 large, early, productive, handsome, easily cured, 

 richly flavored prune with a high percentage of 

 sugar. The prize appeared in 1893, and by 1899 I 

 had tested it sufficiently to warrant its introduc- 

 tion. Numerous growers had ordered $50 to $500 

 worth of wood for grafting regardless of the 

 quantity even before grafting wood was offered. 



I had worked diligently and unceasingly, 

 watching for the slightest indication of variation 

 in the direction desired. Finally through syste- 

 matic crossing and careful selection, my cherished 

 desires were realized after years of persevering 

 effort and patient waiting in the Sugar prune. 



In this, at last, I found a prune possessing the 

 best qualities of all the prunes combined in one; 

 and several of these qualities were intensified. 



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