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The Feijoa in California 



The seedlings which formed Dr. Franceschi's introduction in 1901, and which 

 are scattered over the southern end of the state, have been notably successful. 

 They have been grown under widely different climatic conditions, from Santa 

 Barbara to Redlands. Being seedlings, some of them have produced fruit of 

 indifferent quality, and while only a few have proved to be really superior, they 



Figure 89. A seedling of the Andre Feijoa at Villa Valmer, Marseilles, France. 

 Note size of fruit in basket in foreground. Back of basket stands Alfred Rivier, 

 head gardener at this place. 



have demonstrated that California is admirably adapted to the Feijoa — doubtless 

 much better adapted to it than southern France, where it has been grown so suc- 

 cessfully. 



Outside of its trial in tlie southern part of the state, it has been tested at 

 Santa Rosa, and even as far north as Eugene, Oregon, at botli of which places it 



