THE APPROACH TO ATLIXCO 



The Cerro de San Miguel, a hill about 5 00 feet high, and the ancient church towers 

 at its foot combine to make a picturesque scene. The traveler arriving from Puebla first 

 views it across the alfalfa fields visible in the foreground. 



THE TO\X'N AND X'ALLEY OF .ATLiXCO 



This old Spanish city, lying at the edge of a fertile plain given over to wheat culture, 

 is the Mecca of all California avocado growers. The trees upon which the avocado indus- 

 try in California was founded have mainly come from the orchards which lie to the right 

 and left of this picture. 



