Prune vb’AGEN, Fig. 1 
(syn. French Prune, Prune 
d’Ente), L—Ripens late in 
the season, end of March. 
In dry places very liable to 
shed its leaves and drop its 
fruit. The most propagated 
in the Valley of the Lot in 
France and also in Cali- 
fornia. Tree of moderate 
growth. Young shoots dense, 
smooth. Very productive. 
Fruit medium size, oval, 
slightly necked, suture small. 
Skin violet purple, covered 
with a thick bloom and 
numerous small dots. Stalk 
nearly an inch long, a little 
curved, set in a small de- 
pression. Flesh  greenish- 
yellow, juicy, sugary, rich 
and delicious, slightly ad- 
herent to the stone. The 
best of all prunes. When 
cured contains 35 to 50 per 
cent. sugar. When fresh 15 
to 30 go to the pound, and 
45 to 75 to the pound cured, 
with a ratio between cured 
and fresh fruit of 1 to 2-55 
to 2-90. 
Sprenpor (Fig. 2).—A 
cross between the Prune 
d’Agen, fertilised by Pond, 
or Hungarian Plum. Tree 
vigorous, upright, and uni- 
form in growth; not so thick 
as the Prune d’Agen, which 
it resembles. Fruit free- 
stone, ripens two weeks ear- 
lier than its parent, and 
much larger. Flesh yellow, 
stone long and _ narrow, 
drying dark, does not shake 
from the tree. Earlier than 
French prune by two weeks. 
It is a clear, even red, and 
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