THE WHITE SAPOTE 



A Mexican fruit (Casimiroa edulis), introduced to Califor- 

 nia by the early Mexican settlers. Several old trees in Santa Bar- 

 bara have been in bearing for years, and the fruit is much liked. 



The White Sapote has been shown to be much hardier than 

 the majority of semi-tropical fruits. It withstands quite low tem- 

 peratures and will doubtless succeed in milder portions of the 

 Gulf states as well as in the Southwest. In Mexico it is found 

 at altitudes of 7000 feet, where the winters are quite severe. The 

 tree is spindling when young, but in time forms a beautiful um- 

 brageous head and is very ornamental. The leaves are palmate, 

 glossy green, and sometimes quite large. Extremely drought- 

 resistant, and will stand more neglect than almost any other tree 

 we have. 



The fruit is very similar in appearance to a quince, and of 

 about the same size. The skin is thin, and surrounds a quantity 

 of soft, melting pulp, very sweet and of a flavor almost impossi- 

 ble of description, since it resembles no other cultivated fruit. 

 The seeds vary from two to five, and are quite large in size. 

 There is a vast difference in the product of different seedlings, 

 the fruit of some being entirely worthless. Our stock has been 

 grown from trees known to produce the best quality of fruit only. 

 \\~ill grow in almost any soil, but does not come into bearing until 

 seven or eight years old. 



Price, 2 feet, 6 inch pots, 75 cents each. 



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