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Popocatepetl 



A large black fruit, slender oval to pyriform, of the thick-skinned type. 

 The quality and flavor are very good. The tree is abundantly productive 

 with off years. From Atlixco, Mexico. 



Itzia 



A large oval to pyriform fruit, black in color, with a thick, hard shell. 

 The flavor and quality are of the very best, the seed small and tight in the 

 cavity. Season, December and January. 



Johnson No. 5 and No. 6 



Large hard-shelled fruits of the first quality, from near Colima, ]\Iexico. 

 The yoi;ng trees growing at the present time in Altadena, show a remark- 

 ably vigorous habit. Their leaves are longer than any other variety now 

 growing in Southern California, frequently reaching a length of a foot and 

 a half. 



This list brings the imported varieties up to date with the exception 

 of those introduced by Mr. Rideout of Whittier. The descriptions of his 

 fruits are unavailable at the time of writing. 



