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10. HOLLENBECK. Los Angeles, 1912 or 1913. Form 

 oval or obovate, about 3 inches in length and 4 to 8 ozs. in weight. 

 Surface smooth, green, washed with russet or maroon. Flesh yel- 

 low, slightly fibrous, of rich flavor. Seed rather large. Tree vigor- 

 ous, hardy, not very productive, ripening its fruit about October. 



11. HORN. Sherman, 1910. An inferior fruit, no longer 

 being propagated. 



12. KNOWLES. Santa Barbara, 1915. A small, pyriform 

 fruit, scarcely necked, weighing 5 or 6 ozs. The skin is very 

 smooth, glossy, purplish black in color. The flesh is yellow, some- 

 what fibrous, oily, of rich flavor, containing, by one analysis, 33% 

 of fat. The seed is medium-sized, rarely loose in the cavity. The 

 tree is vigorous, hardy, and at about eight years of age produced 

 1000 fruits in one crop. It ripens from December to February, un- 

 usually late for this type. 



13. MATTERN. Los Angeles, 1912. A small pyriform, 

 purplish bronze fruit, weighing only 3 or 4 ozs. It is of good qual- 

 ity and rich flavor, containing by one analysis 25% of fat, but too 

 small to be worthy of general planting. 



14. MONROVIA. Monrovia, 1912. Pyriform, about 4 to 8 

 ozs. in weight. Surface glossy, smooth, dark purple in color. Flesh 

 free from fiber and of rich flavor. The tree is hardy, a strong, 

 thrifty grower, but inclined to be irregular in bearing and not very 

 prolific. It ripens its fruit in the fall. 



15. NORTHROP. (Syn. Bells). Santa Ana, 1911. In form 

 this fruit varies from obovate to pyriform, sometimes distinctly 

 necked. It measures about 4 inches in length, and weighs from 4 to 

 7 ozs. The surface is smooth, glossy, purplish black, the flesh 

 cream-yellow in color, fine, smooth, almost free from fiber, and of 

 rich flavor, analyzing 25% of fat. The seed is medium-sized, tight 

 in the cavity. The tree is very hardy, of vigorous growth, and has 

 the habit of producing two crops annually, the main crop ripening 

 in October and November, the second crop, which is much smaller, 

 in April and May. 



16. PICO. Hollywood, 1910. A small, obovate fruit, not 

 over 3 inches long, and weighing 3 to 5 ozs. It is deep glossy pur- 



