THE CHERIMOYA 



The Cherimoya (Anona Cherimolia) has been classed as one 

 of the three finest fruits in the world, the other two being the 

 pineapple and the mangosteen. Forty years of cultivation in Cal- 

 ifornia have shown it to be eminently adapted to this climate, 

 which is, indeed, not unlike that of its native home, the highlands 

 of Central America. The tree is a handsome one, with broad, 

 velvety, bright green leaves, frequently deciduous during the 

 winter months. It is sufficiently hardy to be grown wherever the 

 orange thrives. \Yhile best suited to a light sandy soil, it can be 

 grown successfully on adobe if it has good drainage. 



The fruit is heart shaped or oval, green or brown in color,, 

 and ordinarily about the size of a navel orange. The skin is usu- 

 ally covered with small conical protuberances, and encloses a 

 mass of white, melting, custard-like pulp, in which twenty or 

 thirty brown seeds are embedded. The flavor of the pulp is similar 

 to the pineapple, and is liked by everyone. As a dessert fruit the 

 Cherimoya, when grown in a climate such as that of California, 

 is without a superior. It ripens during the spring months. 



Our stock is grown from large, delicious fruits from hardy and pro- 

 ductive trees selected by our own representative in the Mexican highlands. 

 We have the finest stock ever offered in California. Price, 6 inch pots, 

 75 cents each. By the hundred, 60 cents each. 



