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Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926 / Luther Burbank: his methods and discoveries and their practical application
(1914)
The greatest plum of all -- the prune -- forty years in search of a perfect prune, pp. [79]-109
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THE GREATEST PLUM OF ALL-THE PRUNE FORTY YEARS IN SEARCH OF A PERFECT PRUNE T not unfrequently happens that a visitor from the east expresses a particular desire to see a fresh prune. And when the fruit is shown the visitor usually expresses surprise at its appearance. "Why, that looks just like a big plum," said a young woman who was shown a specimen of my finest variety. "Taste it," I said. "It tastes exactly like a plum, too," she declared. "There is every reason why it should," I assured her; "for it is a plum. Not only so, but you have probably eaten any number of prunes in New York, even though you supposed that you had never seen a fresh one. The prune is an ex- cellent table fruit and my best varieties are very good shippers. FVOLUME V-CHAPTER III]
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