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pie in color, with cream-yellow, smooth flesh of rich flavor. The 

 seed is rather large, tight in the cavity. It is hardy, a prolific 

 bearer, ripening from September to November. Its small size 

 makes it of comparatively little importance. 



17. RAIXEY. Santa Barbara. 1912. A rather slender pyri- 

 form fruit, Avith a pronounced neck, measuring al^out 4 inches in 

 length ,and w^eighing 4 to 6 ozs. The flesh is pale yellow, slightly 

 fibrous, but of fairly rich and pleasant flavor. The seed is medium- 

 sized, completely filling the cavity. Tree vigorous, hardy, and 

 fairly productive. 



18. RODOLF. Monrovia, 1913. A slender pyriform or 

 oblong pyriform fruit, with a long neck. Color, size and other 

 characteristics of fruit similar to those of Chappelow, of which the 

 A^ariety is a seedling. The tree is hardy, prolific, commencing to 

 ripen its fruit in August and continuing through the fall months. 

 It is considered to l^e more productive than its parent. 



19. SKINNER. Los Angeles, 1913. Described as similar to 

 the Northrop, but not quite so large nor so richly flaA'ored. Said 

 to be A'ery hardy. 



20. TOPA TOPA. Nordhoff, 1913. An elongated fruit, al- 

 most oblong-pyriform, about 4 inches in length, Aveighing 6 to 10 oz. 

 The skin is smooth, deep glossy purple in color. Flesh cream- 

 yelloAV, very slightly fibrous, of pleasant flaA'or, containing by one 

 analysis 15% of fat. The seed is long and slender, completely fill- 

 ing the caA'ity. The tree is A'igorous, hardy, fairly productiA'e, 

 blooming in January and ripening its fruit in September and 

 October. 



21. WHITE. Santa Barbara, 1910. Oblong-pyriform, not 

 distinctly necked, and someAvhat oblique at base and apex. Length 

 about AYi inches, Aveight 6 to 8 ozs. The surface is smooth, glossy, 

 dark purple, sometimes tinged Avith green. Flesh cream-colored, 

 slightly fibrous, flavor pleasant but not particularly rich, shoAA'ing, 

 by one analysis, about 15% of fat. Seed large, conical, completely 

 filling the caA'ity. The tree is hardy and a A'igorous groAver,' coming 

 into bearing early and producing good crops. It ripens its main 

 crop from September to December, shoAA^ng a strong tendency to 

 mature a fcAv fruits at other times of the year. 



