A New Prune— The Standard 
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May 2, 1910. 
"Several years ago I had one-half of my French prune orchard grafted to your 
'Sugar' prune and am now sorry that the whole place was not regraftcd to them. The 
trees are beauties and have never failed to produce a full crop. The fruit is always 
early, large, perfect, and brings the highest price of all, being used by the packers for 
'facing.' " — H. B., near Santa Rosa, Cal. 
Sept. 16, 1910. 
"Am pleased to learn 'The Standard' will be for sale next winter. It dries rapidly, 
and when cured looks beautiful. All who have seen it admire its size and color. I 
believe it is the best yet."— J. T. C. Morgan Hill, Cal. 
"Vacaville, Cal., Sept. 5, 1910. 
"The two samples of long keeping prune, the Standard, received, for which accept 
my sincere thanks. You certainly have produced a valuable new fruit, and I hope you 
will realize its full value; it will be an acquisition to the fruit industry of the State. 
I have shown them to several growers and all express a desire to obtain them when 
you are ready to dispose of them. I would like to see you realize all there is in it 
and will do all in my power to assist you. "Yours truly, 
R. E. B., Vacaville, Cal." 
"Vacaville, Cal., July 1, 1910. 
"Yours received, also the new plum and cherry. I am very much pleased 
with the plum. I think it is one of the best plums you have ever propagated, and for 
this early district would be a great money maker. Will you have it for sale this 
coming season? The cherry is very fine also. Thanking you very kindly for sending 
me the samples, I am, Yours truly, H. A. B. 
"P. S. — I am shipping over 500 crates per day of Wickson, Sugar Prunes and 
Splendors, all of your creation, to all Eastern cities. You have done more for the fruit 
men than all the world combined, and I for one appreciate your efforts and great 
success." 
"In Santa Rosa I found another hero worthy of the name and of his fame, Luther 
Burbank. We spent a happy hour with him in his house and he gave me two of his 
books with loving words on the fly-leaf. It was a great day for us both, my wife and 
me. She has made an idol of ' him for years and truly he is worthy of it, for he is not 
only a genius, he is a great philanthropist whose work will redound to the everlasting 
honor of all mankind. California can be proud with cause of such a citizen." — Jacob 
A. Riis. 
Alexandria, Egypt, Jan. 19, 1909. 
If T wrote to you. dear sir, in former times about the possibility to cultivate your 
thornless Opuntia in those barren countries, I, after a long experience and a lot 
of traveling, am now fully convinced of the necessity to go on and to give to the poor 
Wretched Arabs a new means of life. Just now there is painful need for food for people 
and cattle and I have decided to spend the rest of my life in propagating your won- 
derful work in this part of the world. 
CHARLES CHEVALIER de BLUMENCRON. 
