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side of the trunk still showing the effects. Buds placed in a large seed- 

 ling have produced fruit at Mr. Spink's place. Described by F. 0. 

 Popenoe in these Proceedings for October 23, 1915. 

 Fowler. (Mex.) 



Original tree growing on place of Mrs. E. M. Fowler, 363 Grove 

 Street, Pasadena. Seed was planted in 1902 and is said to have been 

 obtained from the garden of Charles M. Cook of Honolulu. One account 

 states that it is a seedling of the Blake. Budded trees fruiting in sev- 

 eral localities this season, some in the San Joaquin Valley. The variety 

 was described by F. W. Popenoe in the Pomona Journal for February, 

 1911. Nearly 1000 fruits were produced on the original tree in 1915. 



Fuerte. (Guat.) 



Introduced as budwod in 1911 from Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico, under 

 No. 15. Budded trees are bearing this year for the first time at Ybrba 

 Linda and Altadena. Described by Ryerson in Pomona Journal for Febru- 

 ary 1913 as No. 15. 



Fulford. 



A Florida variety, budded trees of which are growing in the propa- 

 gating house of Plant Introduction Gardens, Chico, under S. P. I. No. 

 36709. 



Ganter. (Mex.) 



Original tree growing on the place of H. A. Woodworth, Rideout 

 Heights, Whittier. The seedling tree was purchased with several 

 other trees from a, nurseryman of Whittier, I. H. Cammack, by A. R. 

 Rideout who planted it in the spring or summer of 1905. The seedling 

 was about 3 feet in height and at least one-half of the bark sun-burned 

 so that it took a long time for this to heal over. At the same time 

 about a dozen other trees were planted but the Ganter proved to be the 

 only one worthy of mention. Just as the tree came into bearing the 

 place was sold to A. M. Ganter, after whom the variety was named 

 A little later Mr. Woodworth bought the property and some trees have 

 been disseminated under the name Woodworth. Budded trees are bear- 

 ing in many localities. Small seedless fruits are sometimes produced in 

 addition to normal specimens. Described by F. W. Popenoe in the 

 Pomona Journal for February, 1911. 



Gordo. (Guat.) 



Imported as budwood in 1911 by West India Gardens from Atlixco, 

 Puebla, Mexico, under No. 14. Described by F. O. Popenoe in these 

 Proceedings for October 23, 1915. 



Gottfried. 



A Florida variety described in 1906 under S. P. I. No. 19094. 

 Grande. (Guat.) 



Introduced as budwood in 1911 by West India Gardens from Atlixco, 

 Puebla, Mexico, under No. 39. Described by Ryerson as No. 39 in 

 Pomona Journal for February 1913. Fruiting at Upland and Riverside 

 in 1916. 



Grant. (W. I.) 



A variety collected from Bahama Islands, British West Indies by 

 P. J. Wester in 1906 and described under S. P. I. No. 18731. 



