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REPORT OF TPIE FIRST SEMI-ANNUAL MEETING 



GUATEMALAN TYPE 

 a. Varieties of California Origin. 



27. BEAUTY. Orange, 1911. An obovate fruit, about 4^ 

 inches long and 1 pound in Aveight. The surface is shghtly rough- 

 ened and of a dull, dark green color, the skin thick and granular. 

 The flesh is cream colored, nearly free from fiber and of fairly rich 

 flavor. Seed obliquely spherical, medium sized, completely filling 

 the cavity. The tree is remarkable for the deep wine color of the 

 new foliage. Productiveness, fair ; season. May to September. 



28. BLAKEMAN. (Syn. Habersham, provisionally known as 

 Dickey No. 2). Hollywood, 1912. Form broadly oblique, 4 inches in 

 length and about 1 pound in weight, sometimes up to 20 ounces. 

 Surface is nearly smooth, rarely roughened, dark green in color, 

 the skin thick and tough, separating readily from the deep cream- 

 yellow flesh, of fine, smooth texture and rich, agreeable flavor. 

 An analysis has shown the fat content to be 16 per cent. Seed 

 broadly conical, small to medium sized, completely filling the cav- 

 ity. The tree is fairly hardy, a strong grower and promises to be 

 prolific. Season, May to July. 



29. BRODIA. Orange, 1914. Pyriform, somewhat obhque, 

 about 4^ inches long, slightly over 1 pound in weight. The 

 surface is somewhat roughened, deep green in color, the skin very 

 thick. The flesh is very slightly fibrous, of fairly good flavor. Fat 

 content, by one analysis, nearly 11 per cent. Seed medium sized, 

 conical to spherical, tight in the cavity. A prolific bearer, but the 

 tree is tender. 



30. CHALLENGE. Hollywood, 1912. Form obliquely spher- 

 ical, measuring about 4 inches in length and Aveighing 14 to 18 

 ounces. The surface is rough, dark purple in color, the skin thick 

 and granular. The flesh is cream-colored, smooth, the flavor not 

 so rich as in the very best varieties. One analysis has shown it 

 to contain 9 per cent of fat. The seed is very large, spherical, 

 completely filling the large cavity. The tree is a moderately strong 

 grower with slender wood, difficult to bud. It is prolific and ripens 

 its fruits from February to May. 



