412 [ THE MEXICAN APPLE OR WHITE SAPOTA. 



tall standards without much difficulty, and in a year or 

 two will be strong enough to be transplanted to their final 

 quarters in March-April or in September. Seedlings 

 will fruit when they are about eight years old, but their 

 fruit is generally either too small or too full of seeds, and 

 therefore it is better to bud them with some improved 

 sort which yields fruit of better quality. Propagation by 

 cuttings or layers has so far given negative results. 



The seeds are said to be poisonous, and the fruit 

 is a popular remedy in Mexico for "insomnia", being 

 supposed to have soporific qualities, but this is not 

 confirmed by the experience of growers in California and 

 elsewhere. 



