FRUITS OF THE DUKE. FINEST OF THE HARDY AVOCADOS 
THE BEST SUMMER AVOCADO 
Nabal. Within the last several years 
Nabal has become the leading summer- 
ripening Avocado in all Avocado sections 
of California and ranks second only to 
Fuerte as a commercial kind. Fruit round, 
16 to 20 ounces, with a smooth leathery 
green skin and a very small seed, of ex¬ 
ceptionally fine quality. The name is a 
Guatemalan Indian word meaning "abun¬ 
dance", and one look at a Nabal tree 
hanging full of its great clusters of beauti¬ 
ful fruits is enough to demonstrate why 
the name was selected. June to September. 
PRECOCIOUS LYON 
Lyon. For early and prolific bearing, the 
Lyon has no superior since it usually bears 
the second year after planting. For quality 
also, there is nothing better. Fruit large, 
18 ounces; pear-shaped, with a rough 
green skin. The tree is an upright, ex¬ 
ceedingly slender grower, requires very 
little space and is suitable for inter-plant¬ 
ing. The trees are extremely difficult to 
propagate, and just about the only good 
Lyon trees on the market are those grown 
by us. Lyon trees available only in the 2 
to 3 foot grade at $3.00 each, $27.50 per 10, 
or in the 3 to 4 foot grade at $4.00 each, 
$37.50 per 10. 
Hardy Thin-Skinned Avocados 
The thin-skinned Mexican Avocados are 
quite hardy and usually need no protection 
unless the thermometer goes below 23 de¬ 
grees. They are therefore best for planting in 
the interior valleys and may safely be grown 
wherever oranges succeed. The fruits are 
smaller than the thick-skinned kinds and be¬ 
cause of their thin skins they are not suitable 
for long distance shipping, but are splendid 
for home use and local markets. 
For prices see preceding page. 
Benedict. This variety originated a number of 
years ago in Butte County at the same time that the 
Duke was originated there. It is a heavy bearing, 
small, pear-shaped fruit with a black smooth skin 
and small tight seed. Exceptionally fine quality. It 
seems to thrive almost anywhere where it has been 
tried in the State. September-October. 
Blackbird. The earliest thin skin on our list and 
an exceptionally good hardy Avocado for home 
planting. Fruit elongated oval, of medium size with 
a beautiful glossy purplish-black skin. Mild and 
pleasant flavor. Many people prefer a smooth tex¬ 
tured buttery Avocado which is not too rich. Black¬ 
bird is just this kind. August to October. 
Ganter. A medium-sized, oval, green-skinned fruit 
of exceptional flavor and quality which has long 
been known as one of the finest of fruit in its season. 
This was one of the earliest Avocado varieties to gain 
fame in Southern California and it still remains a 
favorite. October to December. 
Mexicola. Possibly the hardiest variety we grow 
and one which can be counted on to bear consist¬ 
ently, nearly always fruiting the second year after 
planting. The fruit is small, dark purple, of excellent 
quality and fine for home use. Will stand more heat 
and cold than most other Avocados. September. 
A New Hardy Avocado 
Leucadia. This new thin-skinned Avocado promises 
to be one of the best of the hardier varieties. It is 
a beautiful appearing fruit, with a thin, smooth, pur¬ 
plish-black skin, larger than the Puebla and of better 
quality. It is also said to bear heavier crops than 
Puebla, particularly in the coastal regions where 
Puebla does not always bear well. The tree is ex¬ 
ceptionally strong and vigorous. Its hardiness has 
yet to be tested, but for all except very cold sections 
it seems to be a variety of great promise. October 
and November. 
Our Largest Avocado 
Queen. This is the largest fruited Avo¬ 
cado on our list. Its big, purplish-maroon, 
pear-shaped fruits weighing N /2 to 2 
pounds. Because of its extremely high 
quality and consistent bearing habit, it 
makes a splendid home fruit, and there 
should be a few trees in every commercial 
planting, particularly in coastal and coast¬ 
al-foothill districts. A beautiful, spreading 
but rather tender tree. March to October. 
THE POPULAR PUEBLA 
Puebla. The largest and finest of all 
Mexican thin-skinned Avocados, but not as 
hardy as the others of this type (26° is its 
limit). Oval fruit; 8 to 12 ounces; deep 
maroon purple in color. Its smooth, yellow 
buttery flesh is exceptionally rich and fine. 
Produces great quantities of fruit, and has 
no equal for beautiful appearance of both 
tree and fruit. It is unquestionably a splen¬ 
did home fruit, and for local markets it is 
excelled only by Fuerte in its season. 
Sometimes a shy bearer directly on the 
coast. See illustration on preceding page. 
November to February. 
Duke—Best Hardy Avocado 
Duke. We believe this splendid kind to be the 
finest of all Avocados for home planting in the colder 
interior districts. It is an oval, green fruit which 
looks like a small Fuerte and is much larger than 
the average thin-skinned variety. It will be enjoyed 
in the home as much as any Avocado that we grow. 
Any surplus sells well in the local markets, for it is 
a fine appearing fruit. Duke will grow almost any¬ 
where in the valleys of California from the northern 
end of the Sacramento Valley to the Mexican border, 
and the tree is large, vigorous and beautifully foli- 
aged. September to October. 
Two New Avocados 
The trees of the Nabal, the leading summer ripening Avocado, are hung 
with great clusters of fruit like that shown below. These fruits weigh 
more than one pound each. 
Edracol and Ryan priced at 50c per tree more than rates 
given on preceding page. 
Edranol. Here is one of the most promising new varieties 
of Avocados that has come on the market in recent years. 
The fruit is green, pear-shaped, with a small seed, and 
the flesh has a beautiful buttery appearance without the 
discoloration which is often present in many other kinds 
when fully ripe. The quality is so fine and the flavor so 
excellent that we do not see how anyone who likes 
Avocados can fail to enthuse over it. The tree is a 
slender, vigorous, upright grower which takes little room 
and is splendid for inter-planting, bearing well wherever 
tested. The fruit ripens in the late spring and early 
summer. May to August. 
Ryan. Commercial growers have been looking for a 
medium sized pear-shaped green fruit to ripen after the 
Fuerte season is over, and this variety answers this de¬ 
scription so well that the fruit brought almost twice as 
much on the market last summer as did other summer 
avocados. In addition, it is one of the heaviest and most 
consistent bearers yet discovered in Avocados. The trees 
are big, spreading, vigorous growers and have borne 
enormous crops wherever planted. The quality is not as 
good as Edranol (above), its main advantages seeming 
to lie in its summer ripening period and its bearing 
habits. May to October. 
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