LUTHER BURBANK 



The seedling bearing the Sugar prune yielded 

 its fruit the second year after grafting. 



At that time I had the French Robe de Sergeant 

 and German and Italian prunes growing on my 

 Sebastopol place, and it was with these that the 

 Sugar prune was compared. It proved to be 

 superior in all respects to any of them. 



Some of the fruits from the other grafts of this 

 same lot of seedlings bore good plums but not good 

 prunes. The fruits of the others had various 

 faults, such as cracking, too large pit, clingstones, 

 poor drying qualities, late ripening, scant foliage, 

 or susceptibility to disease. 



Several years are always required for the 

 merits of a new fruit to gain full recognition, but 

 the Sugar prune has gained pretty steadily in 

 popularity. More and more growers are working 

 their orchards into this variety, and it is taking 

 the place it deserves, high among the leading 

 prunes of commerce. 



Besides this, it is proving to be one of the most 

 acceptable fresh fruits in the eastern markets as 

 well as extremely profitable when cured. 



The growers at Vacaville, California, the most 

 important early fruit shipping center, are becom- 

 ing more enthusiastic as they see the fruiting of 

 these trees, the ease with which the larger prunes 

 can be harvested, and the greater price per ton. 



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