Typical Cluster of Australian Nuts, 
One-Half Natural Size. 
The Mango 
Haden Mango. That delicious, fragrant and most 
famous of all tropical fruits, the Mango, grows and bears 
very well in the frostless coastal and foothill regions of 
Southern California, although it is not to be recom¬ 
mended for other sections. Trees must be kept well 
mulched and given plenty of water. California grown 
Mangos have all the aromatic rich flavor so easily re¬ 
membered by those who have eaten the fruit in the 
tropics. The Haden is the best variety for planting in 
this State. $5.50 each. 
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ARMSTRONG 
Papaya, the Luscious Tree Melon of the Tropics 
The Papaya is one of the most delicious table fruits of the tropics and 
while too tender for most of California, it will grow and bear fruit in 
sheltered frostless locations. The plants grow with great rapidity and 
should bear their large luscious, melon-like fruits within two years. 
The Papaya has a luxuriant tropical 
palm-like appearance with very large 
leaves 1 to 2 feet across, at the top of a 
large unbranched trunk. The fruits con¬ 
tain a large amount of pepsin and are 
said to be exceedingly beneficial to the 
digestive system. 
Papayas require a warm, sunny, well 
drained location with plenty of water and 
fertilizer and must be kept growing rap¬ 
idly in order to be a success. We can¬ 
not guarantee the plants that we send 
out to be successful because there are 
comparatively few locations in which 
they will thrive in California. Since the 
male and female flowers of the Papaya 
are borne on separate plants at least 
three plants should be planted together 
in order that at least one of each sex 
will be present. 
5-gal. containers, 3-5 ft., $2.00; 6 -inch 
pots, 2-3 ft., $1.00 each, $9.00 per 10. 
Fruiting Bananas 
Cavendish. The Chinese Dwarf Banana, 
making a compact dwarf clump about 8 
feet high and bearing exceedingly rich 
and fine fruit. For frostless situations 
only. 7-inch pots, $1.25. 
Hart's Choice (Lady Finger). A large 
growing type, very ornamental, with 
small fruit of delicious flavor. Consider¬ 
ably hardier than Cavendish. In addi¬ 
tion to their fruiting qualities, both of 
these Bananas are exceedingly ornamen¬ 
tal, lending a luxuriant tropical effect to 
any planting. 7-inch pots, $1.25. 
The Australian Nut (Macadamia) 
An everygreen sub-tropical nut tree from the Eastern coast of Australia. It 
is a beautiful ornamental tree with a dense rounded head of long narrow 
dark green leaves and attains a height of 20 to 35 feet. The nuts are about 
1 V 4 inches in diameter, round and hard shelled with a tender white kernel 
very rich in oil, and are usually borne in considerable quantity. 
The trees begin to bear in 5 to 6 years from planting, are healthy, vigorous, 
and easily grown. Even when young the trees are not damaged by tempera¬ 
tures higher than 26 degrees. The Macadamia is a beautiful ornamental tree, 
and its delicious nuts make it doubly valuable. 
4 to 5 feet, $3.25; 3 to 4 feet, $2.75; 2 to 3 feet, $2.25 
The Sapota 
The White Sapota is a 
strong growing evergreen 
tree, considerably hardier 
than most of the sub-tropical 
fruits, and thriving anywhere 
in California where the 
Orange tree grows. Stands- 
temperatures down to 20 de¬ 
grees without injury. The 
trees bear heavy crops of 
fruit which look like green 
apples, ripening all through 
the summer. The flesh has a 
rich, peach-like flavor. 
Pike. This variety of Sapo¬ 
ta is an enormous bearer, 
and its fruits, while not very 
large, are borne in big clus¬ 
ters and have a delicious 
flavor. 2-3 feet, $2.75. 
Wilson. The fruit looks like 
a big green apple, and it is 
one of the finest flavored 
Sapotas that can be grown 
in California. We know of 
one ten-year-old tree in 
Orange County which bore 
in the summer and fall of 
1936 more than one thousand 
pounds of fruit. 11/2 to 2 
feet, $2.75. 
The Useful Passion Fruit 
In Australia the Passion Fruit is grown on a large scale commercially, 
but only recently have its possibilities been realized in this State. It 
is a vigorous, rapid growing, evergreen climbing vine which bears its 
first crop 18 months after planting, producing large quantities of 
glistening purple fruits about the size of a hen's egg. These fruits are 
exceedingly fragrant and may be eaten fresh or used with delicious 
results in innumerable products, including jams, jellies, soft drinks, 
ice cream, wine, champagne and candies. 
Passion vines should be grown on strong trellises, and if planted 
commercially are spaced about 10 by 10 feet. The vines are hardy, 
are damaged only by severe frosts, and will do well in any good 
well drained soil. It is important to secure a good strain, and the 
seeds from which our plants are grown are taken from the largest 
fruiting type and heaviest bearing vines to be found in this State. 
5-gal. containers, $1.75. 1-gal. containers, 50c each, $4.50 per 10. 
PASSION FRUIT 
Like big purple Easter Eggs, the sweet-scented 
fruits of the Passion Vine hang among the big glossy 
bright green leaves. These delicious fruits have 
innumerable uses in the home. 
The Passion Vine is a handsome ornamental vine 
and makes a quick growing windbreak on a fence or 
trellis for the protection of Avocados or Papayas, as 
shown below. Hardy in most of California. 
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