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MEXICAN TYPE, 

 a. Varieties of California Origin. 



1. AZUSA. Azusa, 1914. An elongated, pear-shaped fruit, 

 not distinctly necked, measuring about 4J/2 inches in length and 

 weighing 6 to 8 ozs. It is glossy purplish-black in color, with 

 cream-yellow flesh of rich nutty flavor, containing by analysis 21% 

 of fat. The tree is a vigorous grower, hardy and productive. It 

 blooms in January and ripens its fruit in November and December. 



2. BLAKE. Pasadena, 1910. Slender pyriform, with a rather 

 long neck, sometimes curved. Length, about 4 inches, weight, 

 about 6 ozs. The skin is smooth, light green, with numerous yel- 

 lowish dots. Flesh creamy yellow, smooth, of very rich flavor. 

 Seed conical, rather small, often loose in the cavity. An analysis 

 has shown that this variety contains 25% of fat. The tree is very 

 hardy, moderately vigorous in growth, productive, the season 

 October. 



3. CARTON. San Fernando, 1913. Slender pyriform, rarely 

 distinctly necked, about 4 inches in length and 6 to 8 ozs. in weight. 

 Skin smooth, purplish black in color, very glossy. The flesh is 

 creamy yellow in color, of smooth, buttery texture, and rich flavor. 

 Analysis has shown it to contain 19% of fat. The seed is rather 

 large, sometimes loose in the cavity. The tree is hardy, a vigorous 

 grower, flowering from January to March and ripening its fruit 

 in October and November. 



4. CHAPPELOAV. Monrovia, about 1902. A slender pyri- 

 form fruit, distinctly necked, about 4 inches in length and 5 to 8 

 ozs. in weight. The surface is smooth, glossy, deep purplish black 

 in color with reddish dots and scars. Flesh pale greenish yellow, 

 buttery, free from fiber, and of very rich flavor, containing 29% 

 of fat according to one analysis. Seed rather small, about 1 oz. in 

 weight, tight in the cavity. The tree is vigorous, hardy, blooming 

 from November to March and ripening its fruit from August to 

 November. The average crop of the parent tree during the last 

 11 years is said to have been 518 fruits, which entitles it to be con- 

 sidered fairly productive. 



5. FOWLER. Pasadena, 1910. Form oblong-oval to obo- 

 vate, about 4 inches in length and 4 to 8 ozs. in weight. The 



