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Per sea gratissima, or Alvocada Pear, or Alligator Pear, a small 

 tree, bearing large, purplish, pear-shaped fruits, much es- 

 teemed for dessert. Would be a valuable addition to the 

 fruits of Southern California. 



Prunus amygdalus, the Almond, fifteen feet. Already culti- 

 vated in California. 



Carya olivceformis, N. Pecan Nut. Is proving one of the 

 most valuable trees of Texas; recently introduced into 

 Georgia ; the yield of nuts is large, bringing good prices. 



Castanea vesca, Spanish Chestnut. The tree furnishes a large 

 percentage of the food of the poorer classes of Southern 

 Europe, and its cultivation in this country should be en- 

 couraged. A Japanese " Giant" variety has been lately 

 introduced. Said to be of better flavor than the Spanish 

 chestnut. 



Juglans regia, English Walnut, or Madeira Nut, sixty feet, 

 valuable both for its wood and its nuts ; the yield is large, 

 as many as twenty-five thousand nuts to a tree. 



Morus alba, White Mulberry, the most valuable for feeding 

 silk-worms. Its cultivation should be encouraged. Sev- 

 eral varieties are offered by the nursery-men for the large 

 edible fruit. 



Achras sapota, the Sapodilla, or Naseberry, a very sweet, high- 

 flavored fruit. Tree spreading, with fine, glossy leaves. 



jEgle marmelos, the Bael-fruit, Elephant Apple, Maredoo, or 

 Bengal Quince, a small tree, of the orange family, pro- 

 ducing an odd fruit and trifoliate leaves. 



Anacardium occidental, the Cashew-nut. A tree of the Tere- 

 binth family, attaining considerable size, and in growth 

 resembling the walnut. The curious fruit is kidney-shaped, 

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