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fruits will be in California remains to be seen. In 1 9 1 4 he secured budded 

 trees of the Inezholt and found it as hardy as the Lyon. 



In the experimental ground of Mr. Sexton's home are seventy-eight 

 varieties including the best known fruits of California. Here the frost 

 sweeps from the foothills at times and this has enabled him to test out the 

 different varieties side by side as to hardiness. In these grounds he has 

 found the Blake endures frosty weather like a young oak; the Lyon makes 

 as large a fruit as the Taft; and he has also confirmed the fact that the 

 Lyon seeds come true to type which makes it a very desirable variety. 



In 1916 Mr. Sexton made his last trip to Honolulu, at which time 

 he selected budwood from four trees bearing excellent fruits of large size. 

 The budwood arrived after his death and today there are from seven to ten 

 trees of each variety growing in the experimental grounds at his former 

 home. 



In August 1917 this friend of Nature and lover of the beautiful and 

 excellent in plant life laid aside his activities, being called to his rest in the 

 ripe maturity of a happy, helpful life. The fullness of his work will be 

 realized only by those who follow after, and the avocado industry will ever 

 have an occasion to be appreciative of the man whose vision led him into 

 ceaseless activity without thought of commercializing the results of his earn- 

 est effort and whose broad sympathies made him happy in serving his fellow 

 man. 



In the passing of Mr. Sexton the California Avocado Association has 

 lost an appreciative member, one whose presence was an inspiration and 

 whose words always breathed a hopeful expectancy that stimulated the 

 activities of all those associated in these early days of the avocado industry 

 in the State of California. 



RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF JOSEPH SEXTON 



Adopted by the Board of Directors of the California Avo- 

 cado Association 



It is with feelings of sadness and bereavement that the California 

 Avocado Association has learned of the passing away of the well loved 

 Joseph Sexton, an honored member of the A.ssociation, and one of the re- 

 vered fathers in California horticulture, who cherished the soil as a treasure 

 house of comforts, delight, and happiness for humanity. 



His peaceful passing from earthly life may be pictured and likened 

 to a choicely ripened and mellow fruit falling to the ground in his well nur- 

 tured orchards and gardens. 



A faithful friend of the avocado, he traveled far to find the best, and 

 bring it to his own land, and among the last acts of his kindly life was to 

 have painted, fac-similes of all the better known varieties of the noble 

 fruit, for the purpose of presenting to the Association. 



This testimony expresses our pleasure in his life, and our sorrow in 

 his leaving it. 



To his family we give our sympathy in their great loss. 



