LUTHER BURBANK 
ameter. The increased size is due to the pulp, 
the seeds not being changed in size. 
Indeed there is a tendency in the direction of 
smaller seeds, and some of the improved loquats 
are almost seedless. 
I know of one tree that generally bears fruit 
that is altogether seedless. This would be a very 
valuabie tree were it not that the parte va- 
riety is extremely unproductive. 
The fruit is usually of a pale yellow or deeper 
golden color, sometimes shaded with crimson on 
the sunny side. The flavor suggests that of some 
early apples, but is generally considered superior. 
The fruit grows in clusters of three to ten or more, 
and the improved varieties bear very abundantly. 
In some cases two crops may be produced in the 
same year. 
The tree grows in the Gulf States and along 
the Pacific Coast, and it is considerably hardier 
than the orange, but not quite as hardy as the fig. 
It is quite commonly grown in California and sim- 
ilar climates for the decoration of parks and home 
grounds, but most varieties grown for this pur- 
pose bear little or no fruit. It grows readily from 
seed, which germinates at any time of the year. 
But it is a very difficult seedling to transplant, so 
the seeds should be planted in pots and the entire 
contents turned out when the plant is a few inches 
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