DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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flavor excellent and for canning has no equal; dries very heavy. Tree hardy 
thrilty grower ten days to two weeks earlier than the Italian. Received a 
gold medal at Omaha Exposition in 1898, both in green and dried states. 
FRENCH PRUNE (Petite Prune d’Agen) — Medium size, egg shaped; violet 
purple; sweet, rich and sugary; very productive. This is the standard variety 
for drying and has been more extensively planted than any other. September. 
GERMAN PRUNE — Long, oval; skin purple, covered with blue bloom; 
flesh green, sweet; separates from the stone. September. 
GIANT — Fruit is much larger than the Petite prune; dark crimson on yel- 
low ground; flesh is sweet and of fine texture; makes a handsome dried 
prune, recommended as a good shipping variety. 
GOLDEN— A seedling of Italian prune; originated in Oregon; light golden 
color good flavor and heavy dryer; strong grower and abundant bearer; very 
free stone. September. 
PRUNES COMPARED WITH A HALF DOLLAR 
(Grown in Linn County) 
HUNGARIAN PRUNE (Pond’s Seedling, Grosse Prune d’Agen) Large, 
ovate; skin thick, reddish violet, with numerous brown dots; juicy and sweet; 
tree a strong grower and good bearer; its large size and showy appearance 
render it a profitable variety for shipment for home and distant markets. 
IMPERIAL (Clairac Mammoth) — Very late; of a violet purple color, with 
dark blue bloom; flesh greenish yellow and exceedingly sweet; pit small, 
ripens earlier than the French prune, and when dried is quite dark; the fruit 
when graded average 20 to 30 to the pound. 
ITALIAN (Fellenberg) — Medium to large size, oval; dark purple; flesn 
juicy, sweet and delicious; a standard drying variety. September. 
