SUMMARY. 33 



FRUIT DISEASE. 



Apparenti}' the same fung-us which causes the disease of the leaves 

 attacks the fruit in v.irious stages of developuKMit. If tiic disease 

 becomes prevalent while the fruit is small, it will shed off until the 

 tree is quite fruitless. If the disease attacks the more mature fruit, 

 it is liable to remain on the tree until nearly ripe, but the fungus pro- 

 duces a brown spot, and tinall}^ the skin cracks. 



Bemedi/.—The same remed\' should be used as for the leaf fungus. 



SUMMARY. 



Avocados do not come true to seed. 



Orchards of seedling trees can not be relied upon to produce good 

 crops. 



Budding is practicable and it is the most desii-able way of propa- 

 gating. 



Crown-working is preferable to top-working. 



Budded trees grown in a nur.sery should be used in planting an 

 orchard. 



All the fruit shipped- to market in a crate should be of the same 

 size, of the same shape, and of one color. 



Preferences for color are as follows: Yellow, scarlet, green, brown. 



Pear-shaped fruits and oblong shapes arc preferred. Round are 

 less desirable than bottle-necked fruits. 



The varieties w^hich ripen during December, or later, sell for the 

 highest prices. 



The large percentage of fat contained in this fruit makes it especially 

 desirable, since it is much more agreeable to some people than the fat 

 obtained from an animal source. 



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