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ALBANY NURSERIES 
PRUNES, Continued. 
Fellenberg. See Italian. 
FRENCH. See Petite. 
German Prune. D. A large, long, oval 
variety, much esteemed for drying; color 
dark purple; of very agreeable flavor. 
September. 
Giant Prune. D. (California.) One of 
the largest prunes known, the fruit aver- 
aging one and one-half to two ounces 
each. Its unequalled size, handsome ap- 
pearance, rare keeping qualities and great 
productiveness make it desirable for home 
use or market. September. 
Hungarian Prune. D. IGrosse Prune, 
or Pond’s Seedling Plum.) Large, dark 
red, juicy and sweet. Its large size, bright 
color, productiveness and shipping quali- 
ties render it a profitable variety for home 
or distant markets. September. 
Imperial. D. (Epineuse.) Large size, 
light or reddish purple color; thin skin; 
sweet and high flavor. Tree stout, stocky, 
rapid grower. 
Italian. (Fellenberg.) A late prune; 
oval; purple; flesh juicy, delicious, 
parts from the stone; fine for drying. Tree 
very productive. September. 
Petite D’Agen. D. (French Prune.) 
The well-known variety so extensively 
planted for drying. Medium size; reddish 
purple; juicy, sugary, rich and sweet. 
Bears immense crops. Sept. 
Pacific. Fruit freestone, large and hand- 
some. Flavor the finest; rich, sugary 
and luscious. A good shipper. The best 
of drying prunes. 
Robe de Sargent. D. Fruit medium size, 
oval; skin deep purple, approaching to 
black and covered with a thick blue bloom; 
flesh greenish yellow, sweet and well fla- 
vored, sugary, rich and delicious, slightly 
adhering to the stone. A valuable drying 
and preserving variety. Ripens in Sept. 
Silver. D. Originated in Oregon and 
said to be a seedling from Coe’s Golden 
Drop, which it very much resembles; is 
much more productive and tree more vig- 
orous. The fruit on account of its large 
size, is ranked among the most valuable 
prunes and drying plums. October. 
Standard. A variety of recent introduc- 
tion, being a cross between ihe Tragedy 
and Sugar prunes. Skin dark reddish 
with a heavy blue bloom, flesh honey yel- 
low, fine grained, sweet, juicy, but quite 
firm; a perfect freestone, large size. , Re- 
ported to be a heavy bearer. As yet it has 
not been sufficiently tested in the various 
prune growing sections to demonstrate 
fully its general value. 
Sugar. R>P ens 28 days earlier than the 
8 ‘ French (Petite d’Agen). Almost 
one-fourth sugar (analysis has shown it to 
Our 
Nurserie 
are 
running 
of 
getting 
infested 
trees 
when 
planting 
inferior 
cheap 
trees. 
One-year-old Prune Trees on 3-year-old roots. 
