COOLIDGE FEIJOA (Guava) 
Succeeds Throughout California 
OLIVES 
Olives grow in nearly all sections but 
prefer the warmer parts of the state. 
Of all fruits, the olive is most tolerant 
of alkaline soils, and it also gets along 
on dry infertile soils better than most 
fruits. Olives make attractive and use¬ 
ful avenue or border trees, and home 
pickled green or ripe olives are a delight¬ 
ful delicacy and excellent food. 
Price Each 1 to 10 11 to 49 
H, to caliper 
(bare root) .$1.10 $1.00 
Sevillano, 25c higher. 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
Manzanillo. One of the best pickling 
olives. It is larger than Mission and 
ripens earlier, thus escaping early fall 
frosts. The fruit is rather tender and 
should be handled carefully but the 
pickled fruit is unsurpassed in quality. 
Productive. October. In 6-in. pots (3 
to 4 ft.), $1.00 each for 1 to 10; 85c 
each for 11 or more. 
Mission. The oldest variety, introduced 
by the padres. The trees are hardy, 
heavy producers, and the fruit is the 
best general purpose olive, being fine 
for pickling and also the leading oil 
variety. The fruit is medium in size and 
has fine flavor. November. 
Sevillano. The famous Queen olive of 
commerce. It is one of the largest va¬ 
rieties and is used for pickling, the 
larger sizes being in great demand and 
bringing fine prices. (Note: 25c each 
higher.) 
AVOCADOS 
"THE KING OF SALAD FRUITS" 
The avocado is somewhat more tender than the orange but the 
more hardy varieties can be grown commercially where it is not too 
cold for the lemon. The trees are sold balled and should be planted 
during the spring months. Commercial orchards are set from 22 to 
24 feet apart, and the trees begin to bear about the fourth year. 
In northern Calif ornia we recommend planting avocados around 
the house, or in other sheltered locations. We handle the hardiest 
varieties. 
1 to 5 6 or more 
Price Each.$3.00 $2.75 
Duke. One of the hardiest of all varie¬ 
ties. It stands both heat and cold as 
well as any other, and is especially 
suited to northern California. A thin- 
skinned, oval, green variety, weighing 
from 8 to 12 ounces, and of excellent 
quality. October to November. 
Fuerte. This is the outstanding com¬ 
mercial variety. A good sized, oblong, 
dull green fruit, containing a maximum 
of 25% to 30% oil, with smooth buttery 
texture and rich flavor. November to 
June. 
Puebla. A medium-sized deep maroon- 
purple fruit, thin-skinned, and one of 
the hardiest. The flesh is rich and of 
good quality, with an oil content from 
18 to 28 per cent. A large symmetrical 
tree, producing heavy crops. November 
to February. 
PINEAPPLE GUAVAS 
Feijoa sellowiana. A valuable sub-trop¬ 
ical plant which is hardy almost any¬ 
where in California, withstanding tem¬ 
peratures down to 10 deg. F. It makes 
an attractive shrub or small tree, and 
bears oval fruit the size of hens’ eggs, 
with delicious pineapple flavor and a 
delightful aroma. It also has most at¬ 
tractive flowers. This fruit plant should 
be better known in northern California 
and we recommend it for both its beauty 
and utility. We have the Coolidge va¬ 
riety (budded) which bears heavily 
every year. Balled plants, 18 in. to 24 in., 
$2.50 each. 
PERSIMMONS 
do well in nearly all parts of California, 
and are seldom injured by either heat or 
cold. 
Price Each 1 to 10 11 to 49 
4 to 6 ft. grade.$1.25 $1.00 
3 to 4 ft. grade. 1.00 .90 
Write for prices on larger quantities. 
*Hachiya. November-December. The 
leading commercial variety. Fruit very 
large, conical in form; skin a deep red¬ 
dish orange. Flesh orange in color, melt¬ 
ing, sweet and rich; usually seedless; 
flavor excellent. A heavy producer. 
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WHITE SAPOTA 
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THE WHITE SAPOTA 
An attractive evergreen tree, hardy 
as the orange, which can be grown suc¬ 
cessfully in many locations in central 
and northern California, and deserves 
to be better known in this area. The 
fruit, borne in clusters, resembles some¬ 
what green apples in appearance and the 
better varieties have a rich, peach-like 
flavor, much liked by most people. We 
handle the Suebelle variety, one of the 
best in quality. In 5-gal. cans, $3.00 each. 
