LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS (Continued) 



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Prune D'Agen Fruit 81 



The Giant Prune and Its Parents 85 



A Veritable Giant 87 



The Giant Prune on the Branch 89 



Prunes Drying on the Tree 95 



Prune Tree in Blossom 99 



Thinning a Prune Tree 101 



A Typical Prune Cluster Before Thinning 104 



Prune Cluster After First Thinning 105 



Prune Drying in California 108 



Fruit of the Splendor Prune 110 



Splendor Prune Graft in Blossom 113 



Fruits of the Sugar Prune 117 



The Standard Prune 123 



Sugar Prunes and Standard Prunes Compared 125 



The First Stoneless Prune 129 



Success at Last 131 



The Conquest and Its Parents 133 



Stoneless Beauties 135 



