SUBTROPICAL FRUIT TREES 
California Olives 
Olives will do well almost anywhere in California and will thrive with 
a minimum of care and water. With their soft gray-green perpetual 
foliage, they make an attractive ornamental and give that exotic, sub¬ 
tropical effect which is part of our California landscape. 
Ascolano. Larger than any other va¬ 
riety grown in California. The big, oval, 
wine-colored fruit makes a wonderful 
pickle. Tree large and vigorous. 
Manzanillo. The rich dark purple fruit 
is a little larger than Mission and of 
splendid pickling quality. 
Mission. The well-known variety intro¬ 
duced bv the Spanish Padres. Large 
trees of this variety are still bearing fruit 
at some of the old Missions in California. 
Fruit deep purple turning to jet-black. 
Sevillano. The famous Spanish "Queen 
Olive", even larger in California than in 
Spain. Magnificent size and quality 
when pickled. Difficult to propagate and 
priced at 25c per tree additional. 
Barouni. A new Olive from Algeria 
which has shown that it will probably 
bear larger and more regular crops than 
any other Olive we now grow. 
Prices for Olives 
Each Per 10 
! /2- 5 /8 in- caliper (3-4 ft.).$1.00 $ 9.00 
5 Ib- 3 U i n - caliper (4-5 ft.). 1.25 11.00 
3 / 4 -I in. caliper (5-6 ft.). 1.75 15.00 
1 in. caliper (6-8 ft.). 2 00 17.50 
Boxed, 2-3 in. cal. (9 ft.).15.00 . 
Boxed, 3-4 in. cal. (10 ft.)_35.00 . 
We have additional boxed sizes than 
those quoted above priced at $17.50, 
$20.00, $30.00 and $40.00 each. 
For commercial planting and often for 
home planting, Olive trees are dug with¬ 
out earth on the roots and are sold by 
caliper because the trees are pruned 
back severely when shipped. The prices 
given on the first four sizes above are 
for bare root trees. For ornamental 
planting, however, we can supply un¬ 
pruned trees of these sizes, balled, at 
75c per tree additional. 
One of our customers in Vista, California, standing beside one of his five-year-old 
bearing Armstrong Cherimoya trees, holding a specimen fruit like that on the right. 
WHALEY CHERIMOYA 
This Cherimoya weighed better than 3 pounds, and 
shown here about 2/3rds its natural size. We'll wager th< 
if you have eaten Cherimoyas your mouth will water o 
you look at it. The flesh is smooth and white, of the cor 
sistency of ice cream. Cut in half and eaten with a spool 
there is no finer breakfast or dessert fruit grown in Cal 
foraia, or anywhere else. We have not been able to groi 
enough Cherimoyas to fill the demand for the trees durin 
the past several years, so get your order in early if yo 
wish to plant. 
Loquats 
Cherimoya Varieties 
Cherimoyas 
The Loquat is much hardier than most 
other sub-tropical fruit trees and thrives 
almost anywhere in California except in 
the mountain and desert regions, doing 
best near the coast. Loquats ripen in 
early spring when other fruits are scarce, 
and unlike most other sub-tropical fruits 
which are usually sweet and rich, Lo¬ 
quats have a sprightly aromatic flavor 
which everyone enjoys, while Loquat 
jelly is just about the most delicious 
thing of its kind. The Loquat is a splen¬ 
did small evergreen tree for ornamental 
purposes, and is worth planting for that 
reason alone. 
Both varieties of Loquats below: Balled, 
2-3 ft.. $2.00; 3-4 ft., $2.75. 
Champagne. The big yellow-skinned, 
white-fleshed fruits are exceedingly juicy 
and richly flavored, with more acid than 
Thales. Does better inland than Thales 
and just as well on the coast. Ripens 
March to May. 
Thales. The very large fruits of the 
Thales are deep orange in color and 
have rich orange flesh, much sweeter 
than the white-fleshed kinds. Ripens late, 
but suited only to the coastal counties. 
May and June. 
It does not pay to plant anything but 
selected budded varieties of Cherimoyas, 
for there is very little chance of getting 
good fruit or a good bearing tree from a 
seedling. The Cherimoya varieties de¬ 
scribed below have been selected and 
propagated by us because we believe 
them to be the best available. 
Price: 3-5 ft. trees, $2.75 each. 
Whaley. This splendid Cherimoya pro¬ 
duces many fine fruits such as shown in 
the photograph above, these fruits fre¬ 
quently attained a weight of three 
pounds or more. It is possibly a little 
more resistant to severe frost than the 
two varieties below. 
Booth. In quality, appearance, and 
bearing qualities, very similar to the 
Whaley described and pictured above, 
but the skin is perhaps a little smoother 
and the fruit ripens later. 
Deliciosa. The fruit is a little smaller 
than the above two kinds, but in quality 
and flavor it is not excelled by any, and 
it is possibly the heaviest bearer of all. 
The fruit is covered with small protuber¬ 
ances which are characteristic of many 
Cherimoyas, and these lessen its desira¬ 
bility for commercial markets, although 
not injuring it in the least for home use. 
The Cherimoya is considered by many to be 
the finest of the sub-tropical fruits. It originally 
came from the highlands of Ecuador and Peru 
and has spread from there to most of the cool 
dry climates of the tropics and semi-tropics, and 
wherever it is grown is highly prized for the deli¬ 
cious flavor and quality of the large, green, 
heart-shaped fruits, which vary from a few ounces 
to more than five pounds in weight (see illustra¬ 
tion). It has the advantage of ripening in the 
winter when fruits are scarce. 
Cherimoyas should not be planted where the tempera¬ 
ture goes below 25 degrees, but they will stand light 
frosts without serious injury, and in all the warmer sec¬ 
tions of California the trees thrive readily, attaining a 
height of from 12 to 20 feet, requiring about the same 
attention as citrus trees. They are fast growing, come 
into bearing in about three years, and should be planted 
about 20 to 25 feet apart. We have no hesitation in rec¬ 
ommending Cherimoyas as a commercial fruit, because 
they keep and ship well, and the few fruits now on the 
market are quickly disposed of at good prices. No home 
planting in the milder districts of Southern California is 
complete without at least one Cherimoya. 
For Cherimoya varieties and prices see column at left. 
