FRUIT DEPARTMENT— PLUMS AND PRUNES 
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PLUMS, Continued. 
Shiro. J*. Fruit egg-shaped, medium 
size, smooth, bright yellow, thin bloom; 
flesh clings to pit. 
Sultan. J*. Its huge size and deep pur- 
plish crimson color render it valuable for 
the market. The flesh is firm, fragrant, 
sweet; dark crimson, clouded and shaded 
with pink, salmon and light yellow. Rapid 
grower, with wood and leaves much like a 
Royal Ann Cherry. 
Washington. D. Large, green, some- 
what reddened; juicy, sweet and fine; pro- 
ductive. Last of August. 
Weaver. A. Flesh firm, with flavor re- 
sembling the apricot. As a substitute for 
the peach it has no rival. Curculio-proof. 
WirUsnn J*- Sturdy upright grower, pro- 
" 1CKSUU - ductive almost to a fault. Fruit 
remarkably handsome, deep maroon red, 
covered with white bloom; stone small; 
flesh fine texture, firm, sugary and delici- 
ous. Excellent keeper and shipper. 
Wild Goose. A. An improved variety 
of the Chickasaw, evident in the great 
vigor of the tree and increased size of the 
fruit, which is nearly as large as the Green 
Gage. Skin purple, with a bloom; flesh 
juicy, sweet and adheres to the stone. 
Last of July. 
Yellow Egg. D. (Magnum Bonum, Yel- 
low.) Large and beautiful, egg-shaped; 
a little coarse, but excellent for cooking. 
Tree a free grower and productive. End 
of August. 
PRUNES (. Prunus ) 
T HE plum of history is the Prunus domestica. It also gives us the 
prunes which are characterized by sweet, firm flesh, and capable of 
making a commercial dried product. They may be of any color, although 
blue-purple are best known. Any plum that can be successfully cured, 
without removing the pit, into a firm, long-keeping product, may be used 
for making prunes, the chief requisite being a large proportion of solids, 
more especially sugar. 
We follow the distinction made between plums and prunes, as is com- 
Prunes Compared With a Half Dollar. 
mon in the horticultural 
literature of the Pacific 
Coast. By the term 
“prune” is signified a 
plum which dries suc- 
cessfully without the re- 
moval of the pit and pro- 
duces a sweet, dried fruit. 
To such proportions has 
the prune industry grown 
that it may now be classed 
as one of the most im- 
portant productions of the 
Pacific Coast, the expor- 
tations to the world mar- 
kets reaching hundreds 
of millions of pounds an- 
nually. 
Dosch. D. Color purple, very large; 
flesh juicy, delicious, sweeter than the 
Italian, but not so sweet as the Petite; 
flavor excellent and for canning has no 
equal; dries very heavy. Tree hardy, 
thrifty grower, ten days to two weeks 
earlier than the Italian. 
