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No. 33 



GERMAN PRUNE. 



Highly valued for shipping to distant markets because it keeps and carries well; 

 valued also for drying and preserving. 



ORIGIN: Germany; widely grown over Europe. 



TREE: fairly vigorous; productive; may be propagated from seed without much 

 variation. 



GERMAN PRUNE. 



FRUIT: size medium, sometimes below; form long oval, sides unequal, elongated; 

 suture distinct; stem three-quarters of an inch long, curved, inserted without cavity; 

 color purple, with blue bloom. 



FLESH: free from pit; color yellowish green; texture firm; flavor sweet, pleasant, 

 not rich. 



QUALITY: dessert, poor; drying, good. 



VALUE: near market, first class; distant market, first class. 



SEASON: September and October. 



