The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1888 . GERMAN PRUNE. FOR CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST THE Caqadiai] THE GERMAN^HIS PLUM was so higlily com-mended by the plum growersliving in the vicinity of Colling-wood, at our meeting there last summer,that we have had colored plates of itprinted for this journal that our readersiiiiglit all have a clear idea of its appear-ance. Few persons will need to be toldof its peculiar adaptibility to dryingand preserving, for most of us have seenthe dried prunes of the groceries, andenjoyed tl:e grateful sauce made bysoaking them in water over nigh
The Canadian horticulturist [monthly], 1888 . GERMAN PRUNE. FOR CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST THE Caqadiai] THE GERMAN^HIS PLUM was so higlily com-mended by the plum growersliving in the vicinity of Colling-wood, at our meeting there last summer,that we have had colored plates of itprinted for this journal that our readersiiiiglit all have a clear idea of its appear-ance. Few persons will need to be toldof its peculiar adaptibility to dryingand preserving, for most of us have seenthe dried prunes of the groceries, andenjoyed tl:e grateful sauce made bysoaking them in water over night, andstewing them slowly with sugar forabout an hour. Preserved, this plum isused by the peasants of Central Europeto spread upon the bread in place ofbutter, and dried, it is exported inlargequantities, espesially from Germany,Hungary and .Saxony. Indeed, in that PRUNE. country, it is considered the most valu-able of all fruit trees. The German Prune reproduces itselfquite closely fronj the seed, and there-fore, has been largely propagated in thisway. As a result, quite a number ofvariations have resulted, and
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