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the flesh ; flesh, creamy yellow ; texture, very oily ; fihre, none ; flavor, very 

 rich and pleasant ; quality, first ; seed, small, tight in cavity ; season, March 

 to June. Mexico. 



Chili 



Description: Form, pyrifonn ; size, medium; weight, twelve ounces; 

 color, green ; skin, thick and tough, separating readily from the flesh ; flesh, 

 creamy yellow; texture, smooth and very oily; fibre, none; flavor, rich and 

 nutty; quality, very good; seed, small, tight in cavity; season. June in Chili. 



The parent tree of this variety is growing at an altitude in Chili where 

 twelve inches of snow is said to fall, showing it to be one of the hardiest of 

 varieties. The leaves possess the anise odor peculiar almost exclusively to 

 the small, thin-skinned IMexican varieties. The commercial qualities of this 

 fruit are said to be such that it commands a price on the Chilean market 

 that would be considered very high even in this country, despite the fact that 

 the common small, thin-skinned varieties are .selling on the same market 

 at three for five cents. The season in Chili is just the reverse of ours 

 so that it will prol)ably ripen its fruit in June in this country. 



WEST INDIA GARDENS IMPORTATIONS 

 Number Seven 



One of the trees that proved to be most hardy in the California freeze 

 of 1912-13 is that known as Number Seven, it ])eing untouched even in its 

 exposed position in the open ground with a temperature of 16 degrees. It 

 was introduced from San Sebastian, Queretaro, Mexico, at an altitude of 

 between five and six thousand feet. The fruit is of an excellent quality. 



Description : Form, oval ; size, medium to large ; dimensions, length 

 six, diameter, two and one-half inches; weight, three quarters to one pound; 

 skin, thick, separating readily from the flesh; color, black; flesh, yellow 

 shading to green near the skin ; flavor and quality, very good ; .seed, medium, 

 tight in cavity; season, March at San Sebastian, Queretaro. 



Number Nine 



Description: Form, oval to pyriform; size, large; color, black; skin, 

 thick, separating from the flesh ; flesh, medium yellow, tinged greenish near 

 the skin ; seed, medium, tight in cavity ; season, July and Augu.st at Canada, 

 Queretaro. 



Queretaro (Number Eleven) 



The Queretaro is one of the very prolific varieties, and the young trees 

 now growing here seem to flourish well. 



Description: Form, oval; size, medium large; dimensions, length, five, 

 diameter, three inches; surface, rough; color, black; skin, thick and tough; 

 flesh, medium yellow, separating readily from the skin; flavor, extra fine; 



