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turns quite black in curing. Highly spoken of for drying, ship- 
ping, market, and as a dessert fruit. The following comparison 
between the Splendor and the Prune d’Agen is by Mr. G. Colley, 
of the Cal. Univ. Exp. Station:— 
Splendor. French. 
Number per Ib, 4... Gs sls 15:75 19-20 
Flesh, per cent. rape * ake aa 95-70 94-20 
Pits, per cent. 2 es 88 en 4°30 5°80 
Juice, per cent. f! ... se ais 88-0. 83-1 
Pulp, per cent. ——... ae sis 12-0 16:9 
Sugar, per cent. in juice, ... dst 22-87 23-69 
Sugar, per cent. in flesh... 13 20-13 19-70 
Sugar, per cent. whole fruit se 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 deter- 
mined in practice. The acid m both prunes is identical, and from 
this fact, and what is given above, the two fruits helong to the 
same class in richness and flavour. 
Sitver Prune.—Mr. J. Hawter, of the Blackwood Nurseries, 
says that he can endorse the American description that one tree of 
Silver Prune produces more fruit than five of Coe’s Golden Drop 
(its parent) which it most resembles, and dries with very little loss 
of weight, retaining its light yellow colour; clingstone; a fine mar- 
ket Plum. 
Diamonp.—A very large, fine dark Plum, good bearer, very 
good for preserving, best market. Ripens end of January. 
Macnum Boxunu, YELLow (syn. Ege Plum, English), L., K.— 
Popular on account of its large and splendid appearance, and a 
slight acidity, which renders it admirably fitted for making showy 
sweetmeats or preserves, good cooking, poor dessert. When raised 
in a fine warm situation, and is fully matured, it is pretty well 
flavoured, otherwise it is coarse; a spreading grower, branches 
smooth, long, a pretty good bearer, though apt, in light 
soils, to drop from the tree before becoming matured. Fruit 
very large, oval, narrow at ends, necked at base, suture distinct; 
stalk one inch, not sunk, surounded by fleshy ring at insertion; 
light yellow, bloom thin, white; flesh firm, rather acid until fully 
ripe, and then sweet, adheres to the pointed stone. Ripens in Feb- 
ruary. 
Ponv’s SEEDLING (syn. Hungarian Prune), Fig. 3, L., K.— 
Late English sort. Tree very vigorous and produetive; a beautiful 
ved, large, ovate fruit, slightly tapering to the stalk. Skin thick, 
reddish violet, with numerous brown dots, and covered with a thick 
bloom. Flesh coarse, adhering to the stone. Branches smooth, 
erayish. Sells well on appearance. Ripens with tis middle to end 
of February; is suitable for jam or canning. 
