. California prune industry. History and importance of the prune industry, methods of cultivation, varieties, picking, curing, packing, and production. Prune industry; Fruit-culture. — 14 — becomes very dark and covered with a thick and bluish bloom. Pistil- lary point of a golden yellow, attached very close to the surface of the fruit. Fruit stalk somewhat long, not very strong, of a light green, speckeled with brown on the side next the sun, inserted in a narrow and shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, fine, tender, rich in sugar juice, but whose aroma is not fine enough to constitute a toothsome f
. California prune industry. History and importance of the prune industry, methods of cultivation, varieties, picking, curing, packing, and production. Prune industry; Fruit-culture. — 14 — becomes very dark and covered with a thick and bluish bloom. Pistil- lary point of a golden yellow, attached very close to the surface of the fruit. Fruit stalk somewhat long, not very strong, of a light green, speckeled with brown on the side next the sun, inserted in a narrow and shallow cavity. Flesh yellow, fine, tender, rich in sugar juice, but whose aroma is not fine enough to constitute a toothsome fruit raw, but exceed- ingly good to dry. Pit small, almost exactly ellipsoid, flattened, emar- ginated at the end adjoining the stalk, rounded at the opposite extremity, with cheeks not very convex, slightly wrinkled, and most often separat- ing from the flesh. Ventral suture widely but not deeply furrowed, with denticulated edges; dorsal ridge not very salient, only somewhat sharp toward the end attached to the stalk, accompanied with fine but well-marked grooves. Rohe de Fig. 2. This prune has been classed under various types of prunes grown in several districts of France. Fruit medium size, oval; skin deep purple, approaching to black, and covered with a thick blue bloom; flesh greenish yellow, sweet, and well-flavored, sugary, rich, and delicious, slightly adhering to the stone; a valuable drying and preserving variety. The tree is quite an upright grower, and has a much broader leaf than the Prune d'Agen. A peculiarity of this prune is that it cannot be worked on any other but plum stock, except by double working. When budded on peach and almond it sooner or later severs from the stock. The strik- ing characteristics of this tree are bright, shining, large leaves, lancet- shaped, growth strong, not tapering, violet brown underneath, with silvery skin pieces. Silver. Originated in Oregon; it is said to be a seedling of Coe's Golden Drop, which it much resemble
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