20 Pomona College Journal of Economic Botany 



Cardinal 



Form bottlenecked ; skin thick, red, mottled with yellow ; flavor very good, 

 a trifle watery ; seed small, filling cavity ; season October in South Florida. — 

 Wester. 



Harman 



(Figure 11 A) 



Form irregularly oval, slightly compressed, and flattened obliquely at the 

 apex; dimensions, length three to four and one-half inches, diameter two to 

 three and one-half inches; apex a dot; base tapering somewhat and slightly 

 flattened ; cavity regular, small, shallow, flaring, and somewhat furrowed, 

 calyx persistent in the form of 6 divisions surrounding the stem base of 

 fruit; pedicel stout, insertion usually one sided; surface smooth, glossy; 



Figure 11. At left the Harman Avocado grown at Sherman, Cal.; at right the White 

 Avocado grown at Santa Barbara. 



color light green, washed with reddish purple, with numerous large, ir- 

 regular greenish yellow dots ; skin thin, adhering closely to the flesh ; flesh 

 greenish yellow, changing to yellowish green near the skin; texture smooth 

 and very buttery; fibre practically none; flavor very rich and nutty; quality 

 very good; seed very large, roundish conical, often loose in cavity; seed 

 cavity very large; season October to November at Sherman, California. 



Tree is upright, round-topped, and of fairly vigorous growth. Foliage 

 rather scant, but healthy. Moderately prolific. This is the first description of 

 this variety. 



Pollock 



Tree moderate grower, heavy bearer, profuse bloom, limbs rigid ; blooms 

 in February and March ; ripens in September and October. Upright grower 

 with strong central stem. 



