CALIFORNIA AVOCADO ASSOCIATION 



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The Hoff, grown by J. E, Hoff at Hollywood, is a large strong tree from 

 a seed planted in 191 1. It had a few fruit in 1916 and 191 7, in 1918 it had 

 35 fruit, in 1919 fifty, in 1920 100. The fruit is pear shaped, green in color, 

 with a thick skin, weight 12 to 20 oz. with a small seed. It matures in the Fall, 

 but remains on the tree without dropping. The fruit tested was picked January 

 1 4th, sampled January 20th, and found to be in excellent condition. It weighed 

 16 oz., seed 2^ oz. The color of the flesh was a clear bright yellow, with 

 no fiber and the flavor and quality extremely good. The following is an analysis 

 of this fruit made by Mr. Chace. 



Date Sp.Gr. of Seeds Pulp Skin Water Ash Protein Fat 

 No. 1920 fruit % % % % % % % 



142 11-15 1.0013 17.46 76.17 6.28 71.13 1.51 2.23 18.47 



The Billingsly. A large tree on the property of Ray Billingsly, Villa 

 Park, Orange County. A spring fruit weighing 1 to 1 6 oz. Weight of three 

 fruits sampled 10 1-2, 13 and 16 oz., weight of seed 1 5-8, 1 3-4 and 1 3-4; 

 fruit pear shape to oval, color light yellowish green, turning partially brown; 

 flesh clear, bright yellow with merely a trace of fiber, quality excellent, with 

 a good, rich and agreeably distinctive flavor. 



The Butternut from a budded tree on the Ferguson place. North Whittier 

 Heights, and introduced by Edwin G. Hart from Southern Mexico, tested 

 March 6th, 1 92 1 ; weight 1 2 oz. Seed 2 oz. Shape round oval, skin thick, 

 granular inside, leathery outside, color dark red, smooth and glossy with a finely 

 webbed appearance; attractive looking; flavor and texture good. 



The Monroe on the place of B. H. Sharpless at Santa Ana is a green 

 pear shaped fruit of fine appearance and good flavor and quality, weighing 1 4 to 

 18 oz., a moderate sized seed and clear yellow flesh. The tree is a good bearer. 



The Knight variety has come into bearing with another fine fruit added to 

 the credit of the introducer of the Queen and Linda. It is a very promising 

 round green fruit. The fruit as well as the tree have excellent appearance and 

 as to quality it is still under observation. 



The Queen and Linda have been so widely planted that we are now 

 receiving valuable information concerning them from a large number of growers. 

 We find that differences of opinion exist as to the merits of these fruits. 



The Sherman Seedling No. 1 , grown by E. Goodell Sherman, Hollywood, 

 comes from a seed brought from Honduras and planted in 1910, according 

 to an old diary of Mr. Habersham. Eight fruit, maturing this Spring, form 

 its first crop. They are very large and handsome, weighing from 20 to 30 oz., 

 with seed from 3 1-2 to 4 1-2 oz., of an elongated pyriform shape and smooth 

 yellowish green leathery skin. The seed in some of the fruits is slightly loose 

 in the cavity, and the flesh is yellow with a very little fiber discoloration, not 

 enough to be objectionable, remarkably smooth in quality and the flavor very fine 

 and agreeably rich. The character of the wood growth in young trees is now 

 on trial in several orchards. 



The Lyon. The description of the Lyon given in the last annual report 

 of the Committee applies equally today. The report is absolutely correct, fair 

 and impartial and can easily explain how the extreme difference of view arises 

 as to the value of the Lyon. It has none to those who have lost quantities of 

 weak young trees and find shriveled fruit under those that remain. On the other 



