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Pomona Colle:ge: Journal o:p Economic Botany 



light green, with numerous small, irregular yellowish green dots ; skin 

 thin and tender, adhering closely to the flesh; flesh yellowish cream color, 

 changing to pale green near the skin; texture smooth but not very buttery; 

 fibre very slight ; flavor rich, nutty ; quality very good ; seed large, oblong- 

 conical, somewhat compressed, about 25% loose in the cavity; seed cavity 

 medium large ; season November to December at Whittier, California. 



Tree is a vigorous grower and rather spreading in habit, with abundant 

 healthy light green foliage. A very prolific bearer. Here first described. 

 Very similar to the Fowler. 



Figure 9. At left the Ganter Avocado, grown at Whittier; at right the Miller, grown 



at Hollywood. 



Chappelow 



(Figure 6 B) 



Form oblong, slender pyriform or "bottlenecked" ; size medium to large 

 for the Mexican type; cavity small, shallow and wrinkled; stem stout; sur- 

 face undulating, smooth, glossy ; color dull purple, with reddish brown dots ; 

 apex a mere dot, skin very thin, tender, adhering closely ; flesh pale greenish 

 yellow, buttery ; seed large in proportion to size of fruit, roundish conical, 

 filling internal cavity; flavor pleasant, though less rich than the best varieties 

 of the West Indian type. Season July to October at Monrovia, California. 



The tree is a vigorous, rather diffuse grower, with slender wood. It is 

 productive, although being an early bloomer it is sometimes caught by frost. — 

 1905 Yearbook, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



The fruits produced by the original tree show considerable variation in form, 

 and Mr. Chappelow states that they are becoming larger as the tree grows 

 older. 



