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turns quite black in curing. Highly spoken of for drying, shipping, 

 market, and as a dessert fruit. The following comparison between 

 the Splendor and the Prune d'Agen is by Mr. Gk Colley, of the 

 Cal. Univ. Exp. Station : 



Splendor. French. 



Number per lb 15'75 19'20 



Flesh, per cent 95'70 94'20 



Pits ,, 4-30 5-80 



Juice * 88-0 83-1 



Pulp 12-0 16'9 



Sugar, per cent, in juice ... ... 22'87 23'69 



in flesh 20'13 1970 



whole fruit 19'27 18'50 



This shows that the fruit is closely comparable with the 

 French prune. The Splendor is greater in juice, and would 

 probably lose more in drying. The exact drying value of the prune 

 must be determined in practice. The acid in both prunes is 

 identical, and from this fact, and what is given above, the two 

 fruits belong to the same class in richness and flavour. 



POND'S SEEDLING (syn. Hungarian Prune), Fig. 3, L.,K. Late 

 English sort. Tree very vigorous and productive ; a beautiful red, 

 large, ovate fruit, slightly tapering to the stalk. Skin thick, red- 

 dish violet, with numerous brown dots, and covered with a thick 

 bloom. Flesh coarse, adhering to the stone. Branches smooth, 

 grayish. Sells well on appearance. 



IMPERIAL EPINEUSE (Fig. 4.), M. A strong grower, upright, 

 stocky growth, with an inclination to make lateral spurs, giving the 

 tree a thorny appearance. Wood darker in colour than Prune 

 d'Agen. Fruit very large, reddish purple, firm and sweet ; very 

 similar to Clairac Mammoth. Of this prune, 10 go to the 

 pound fresh, and 25 to the pound cured, with a ratio between cured 

 and fresh fruit of 2 -53. 



REINE CLATJDE DE BAVAY, Fig. 5 (Belgium), L. A most 

 exquisite late dessert plum of the greengage type, extensively planted 

 as a late market sort. Tree very vigorous, very productive. Branches 

 smooth. Fruit large, roundish, a little flattened ; greenish-yellow, 

 with splashes of green, thin bloom ; flesh yellow, juicy, sugary, 

 melting, rich, excellent, separates from the stone. 



YELLOW MAGNUM BONUM, Fig. 6 (syn. Egg Plum, English), 

 L., K. Popularon account of its large and splendid appearance, and 

 a slight acidity, which renders it admirably fitted for making showy 

 sweetmeats or preserves. When raised "in a fine warm situation, 

 and is fully matured, it is pretty well flavoured, otherwise it is 

 coarse. Branches smooth, long, a pretty good bearer, though apt, 



