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Blake : In full bloom; very little injury. 



Fowler : Some trees in full bloom, some in bud, uninjured. 



Another valuable variety test is that being made at Navel encia, 

 Fresno County, by Mr. R. P. Mathev/s, who planted trees on five acres 

 of dry bog soil in 1915. The Hst of varieties includes: Wagner, Taft, 

 Sharpless, Canyada, Fuerte, Queretaro, Sinaloa, Puebla, Northrop, and 

 Harman. He has found the Taft and Sharpless the least hardy in the 

 district. The most satisfactory growers are the Queretaro, Canyada, 

 Fuerte, and especially Sebastian, which is wonderfully vigorous. The trees 

 are on an especially warm slope where drainage is good. Mr. Mathews 

 thinks it useless to attempt to raise the Guatemalan types on the flats of the 

 San Joaquin Valley. The Sebastian, Harman, and Northrop, however, 

 should thrive wherever the orange tree thrives. During the winter of 

 1916-17 the Puebla, Fuerte, and Sebastian proved most hardy and the 

 Taft most tender. 



Ten miles east of Porterville in the south Tule River foothills, Mr, 

 Frank Frost has some seedling Mexican trees which are doing well. One 

 tree, which bore fruit in 1916, has been named the Alpine, as the drooping 

 branches turn up at the tips, giving it somewhat the appearance of a 

 pine tree. The fruit is reported as 3 to 4 inches in length and 2 to 3 

 inches in diameter; seed, exceptionally small; season, October to Decem- 

 ber. Tree about 15 feet high; planted in 1912. 



These reports from various sections indicate that many varieties of 

 avocados can undoubtedly be grown in the more protected places of the 

 interior, especially along the foothills. In conclusion I wish to repeat the 

 statement made in California Station Bulletin 254, published just two 

 years ago: "Those who contemplate avocado planting in untried localities 

 should proceed cautiously and not plant any variety extensively unless 

 they are willing to assume the risks of the pioneer." 



ADDITIONS TO THE CHECK LIST OF VARIETIES 

 By Prof. I. J. Condit, College of Agriculture, Berkeley 



The following variety names have been noted since the publication 

 of the Check List in these Proceedings for 1916: 

 Beardslee (Cuat) 



This variety is undoubtedly identical with Macdonald which name 

 has the priority. 



The seed was introduced into Hawaii by Admiral Beardslee from 

 Guatemala, and planted on the Macdonald place, Honolulu. Budwood 

 recently introduced into Florida by the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, where it has proven unusually promising at Miami, being 

 uninjured by a temperature of 26° F. 



Described as follows in a letter from Mr. Lloyd Tenny of Miami, 

 April 27, 1917: "Fruit round, mahogany colored, veiy beautiful and 

 attractive ; weight 1 2 ounces ; flesh creamy yellow, shading to deep green 

 near the skin; fiber none; seed comparatively large but tight in the cavity. 

 Season early spring when there are no other varieties at present to com- 

 pete. Two-year-old buds bearing at Miami." 

 Cummins 



Reported by P. J. Wester in these proceedings for 191 6, p. 1 80, to 



