Lath House, containing 40,000 Avocado Trees in four inch pots, 

 at our Nurseries, Altadena. 



Plant Only Budded Trees 



For commercial purposes no consideration should be given 

 to any but budded trees of known varieties coming up to the 

 commercial requirements of this fruit. The orchardist would 

 not consider for a moment the planting of seedling trees of the 

 orange, the peach, the apple or any other of our commercial 

 fruits, and the inferiority of seedling trees is just as true with 

 the avocado. The variation in time of fruiting, in size, char- 

 acter and quality of fruit would make the seedling trees un- 

 profitable commercially, nor can they be entirely depended upon 

 to bear at an early age or to bear prolificly. 



BE SURE, however, that the tree you buy has been budded 

 from absolutely first class stock. 



Attention is called to that portion of this pamphlet entitled 

 'The Commercial Avocado" for the characteristics that should 

 be required in budded trees. 



For home use, by a proper selection of varieties it is pos- 



