. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1376 PIA^M ing the i>i ost of the varieties of riums there occurs u t'ermeututiuu around the pit iu the pro- cess of drying, which prevents their being successfully dried without its removal; these are known as "; The prune varieties are, however, much sweeter and contain less acid; but the m
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 1376 PIA^M ing the i>i ost of the varieties of riums there occurs u t'ermeututiuu around the pit iu the pro- cess of drying, which prevents their being successfully dried without its removal; these are known as "; The prune varieties are, however, much sweeter and contain less acid; but the main distinction is in their adaptability of drying whole. As California has to tiiid distant markets for most of her immense fruit crops, it follows, then, that by far the greater portion of lur Plum areas are devoted to the production of prums. Some pitted dried Plums have been prepared, but thr small favor with which they have been received dois not warrant the extra expense and labor of pittiutr. Some varieties are canned, and marketed in that w:i.\ ; but by far the greater portion of the real Plum product is marketed in the fresh (not canned) state both in local and distant cities. See Prune. The Plum has an exceedingly wide range in Califor- nia. It is not li state, but is thril iu the interior :⢠foothills. This the fact that c^- haps (oil.' M. :ii : Plum Ml- i that thi- exteudiiiL' , tions of soil aud climate will be obtained. By choosing varieties ripening in succession, the California Plum season may be extended from May to December. It is not surprising, then, that the acreage devoted to Plums and prunes is one of the largest in the state reaching a t( tal of nearly o5 000 acres an a" r ate of nei ly G OJO 000 trees of wh ch about seven e ghth are pr ne Alanel 1 1 tl f PI 1 2 000 1 I Th goU I. by reproduc ng themselves by suckers One v t fo nd at M bs on Santa Clara was grown and m k 1 as the M ss on Prune as Ute as 18 0 The tro I of nproved PI m var et es how
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