The KING 
of SALAD FRUITS 
Armstrong Select 
PUEBLA AVOCADO 
Beautiful Purple Fruit 
Prices on Avocados 
(Except Lyon, 
Edranol and Ryan) 
Each 
Per 10 
6 
to 
7 feet. 
.$2.75 
$25.00 
5 
to 
6 feet. 
. 2.50 
22.50 
4 
to 
5 feet. 
. 2.25 
20.00 
3 
to 
4 feet. 
. 2.00 
17.50 
2 
to 
3 feet. 
. 1.75 
15.00 
CALIF 
AV D C 
Anaheim. Possibly the heaviest producer of 
all varieties, particularly in the coastal dis¬ 
tricts, and especially valuable for interplant¬ 
ing because of its tall, slender habit of growth. 
The oval, glossy green fruit, weighing 18 to 
24 ounces, is not of exceptional quality but it 
remains popular because of the extremely 
heavy crops which it bears. May to Augus*. 
Benik. An early summer Avocado which has 
been gaining in popularity over the past sev¬ 
eral years. The fruit is of medium size, 20 
ounces, pear-shaped, maroon-purple, with a 
small seed, while the tree is a heavy and de¬ 
pendable bearer. It does well over a wide 
range of territory in both the coastal and inte¬ 
rior foothill districts, and for an early summer 
fruit we know of nothing finer for home or 
market. May to August. 
Carlsbad. This variety can be highly recom¬ 
mended for home planting in the coastal and 
foothill regions, the smooth-skinned, pear- 
shaped, mahogany-purple fruit weighing about 
one pound and being of exceptional quality. 
The tree bears heavy crops every year. March 
to June. 
0R1MIA 
ADDS 
Fuerte 
The Leading Avocado 
Fuerte. By far the finest Avocado for com¬ 
mercial or home planting in California, attain¬ 
ing that position because of its uniformly high 
quality, all other varieties being judged in 
comparison with it. At the present time 70% 
of the commercial Avocado acreage in Cali¬ 
fornia is of this variety. Fuerte does best in 
the regions intermediate between the imme¬ 
diate coastal areas and the warmer interior 
valleys. The fruit is elongated, pear-shaped, 
of medium size, with a smooth green leathery 
skin and creamy yellow, buttery flesh. The 
flavor and quality is absolutely unexcelled. 
The tree is large and spreading and ripens 
its fruit in the winter, although it usually can 
be picked from late fall until early spring, the 
fruit hanging on for a long time after ripening. 
While Fuerte is slightly hardier than the other 
thick-skinned Avocados, it should not be 
planted where the minimum temperatures go 
below 26 degrees. 
Thick-Skinned Avocados 
This group of Avocados are of Central American origin, have thick shell-like or 
leathery skins, and include most of the commercial sorts for long distance shipping. 
They are comparatively tender but are not injured by temperatures above 28 
degrees. They thrive best near the Coast or in the sheltered foothill regions. 
Write for prices on 25 or more trees. Ten 
assorted Avocados supplied at the 10-rate. 
Armstrong Avocado Trees Are Best 
An Armstrong Nabal Tree in the orchard of Mr. Charles Phillips of 
Upland, California, in the fourth year after planting, and hanging 
full of fruit at the time the picture was taken. 
Every year in thousands of additional homes the Avo¬ 
cado is becoming a staple article of diet. If varieties of 
suitable hardiness are planted, Avocado Trees will thrive 
and bear in almost any section of California except the 
mountain and desert regions, and they are so handsome 
in appearance that they are worth having on the home 
place for their ornamental value alone. A little care in the 
selection of varieties will insure ripe Avocados during 
every month in the year. 
Armstrong Avocado Trees are all grown upon selected 
seedlings, and we use the utmost care in the selection of 
the buds. Mr. L. E. Nigh, under whose personal super¬ 
vision every Armstrong Avocado Tree has been grown for 
the past twenty years, is known as the most successful 
Avocado propagator in the State, and our annual field of 
budded Avocados is a beautiful sight to see. 
All trees are shipped with 
balls of earth (weighing 60 to 90 
lbs.) on the roots, except in the 
case of long distance shipments, 
for which the trees are usually 
dug with bare roots, packed in 
moss, with the tops pruned 
back. Every year Armstrong 
Avocado Trees are shipped to 
many parts of the world and al¬ 
most without exception the trees 
arrive in good condition and are 
giving satisfaction to their own¬ 
ers 
The ripening date given for 
each variety is only approxi¬ 
mate since the exact time of 
ripening varies with the loca¬ 
tion. Avocados ripen earliest in 
the extreme southern portion of 
the State and latest in the north¬ 
ern portion. Planting instructions 
will accompany every shipment 
of Avocado trees and we pro¬ 
vide also, without extra charge, 
Yucca Tree Protectors for pro¬ 
tecting the trunk of each tree. 
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