Avocados 
Price $2.75 each. 
The luxury fruit, available to nearly all 
Southern California Gardens. 
Plant them for their ornamental value 
and for the valuable fruit which is becom¬ 
ing a staple article of diet, delicious and 
healthful. 
* FUERTE. The leading variety in California 
and there is not a finer quality fruit than Fuerte. 
Large, pear shaped, green, with slightly rough 
leathery skin. The flesh is richly flavored, the 
seed very small in comparison to the size of the 
fruit. Ripens from late fall, until spring; the 
later they are picked, the richer in oil will be 
the fruit. 
<t>> NABAL. Fast becoming the leading summer¬ 
ripening variety. The large round fruits are 
smooth, with leathery green skin. Seed small, and 
flesh of very high quality. A heavy bearer, from 
June to September. 
** DICKINSON. Weight 9 to 12 ounces; oval 
fruits with thick, rough, dark purple skin. A 
heavy bearer of high quality fruit for home use. 
June to October. 
ANAHEIM. Fruit oval, 18 to 24 ounces; 
glossy green skin. Tree rather slender, requiring 
less space than most varieties. A fine fuit for 
home use, or commercially. June to September. 
** CARLSBAD. A splendid thick-skinned avocado 
especially recommended for home planting. The 
fruits are pear shaped, reddish purple weighing 
about 16 ounces. Quality excellent and trees 
bear heavily. March to June. 
*HARDY MEXICAN AVOCADOS 
Thin skinned varieties are best for plant¬ 
ing where temperatures drop below 26 de¬ 
grees. They are heavy bearers, and have 
smaller fruits than the thick skinned ones, 
but are rich and fine flavored. Valuable for 
home use and local market, ripening when 
others are scarce. 
DUKE. An oval green fruit like Fuerte but 
smaller; larger however than most Mexican varie¬ 
ties. An exceptionally hardy variety. September 
and October. 
PUEBLA. A deep maroon colored variety, pop¬ 
ular on the market in winter before the appear¬ 
ance of Fuerte. Not quite as frost resistant as 
other Mexicans. Exceptionally fine quality. No¬ 
vember to February. 
GANTER. Oval, green skinned, rich and but¬ 
tery. Exceptionally hardy. October to December. 
Mango 
(MANGIFERA INDICA) 
The Mango is one of the most favored and 
delicious fruits of the tropics, and while quite 
susceptible to frost when young, the number of 
trees now bearing in Southern California demon¬ 
strate that it is quite practical to grow it in the 
most favored localities. The fruits being so ex¬ 
cellent and the trees bearing when very young 
the Mango is well worth experimenting with in 
any region where frosts are rare. 
We have several named varieties of Mangos, on 
which we will be pleased to quote upon application. 
Natal Plum 
See Carissa, page 63 
Cherimoya 
(ANONA CHERIMOLA) 
** One of the most delicious of sub¬ 
tropical fruits. The budded varieties bear 
quite regularly and also make an orna¬ 
mental tree. The fruit which is from 2 to 
4 inches through, is yellowish green in col¬ 
or when ripe and is filled with delicious 
custard-like flesh with a flavor somewhat 
like a combination of pineapple and banana. 
It is most enjoyable when served chilled. 
Should be in every garden where there is 
comparative freedom from frost. 
We have the Whaley, a very large fruit, and 
several other budded varieties selected for their 
outstanding bearing qualities in the localities 
where they originated. 
Heavy caliper, two-year budded trees 
with well formed tops, $3.50 each. 
White Sapota 
(CASIMIROA EDULIS) 
** A large handsome spreading tree that 
is well adapted to our climate. The better 
budded types which we have at present 
bear large quantities of greenish yellow 
fruit about the size of an orange which 
contains a delicious custard-like pulp flav¬ 
ored somewhat like a mixture of banana 
and peach. These fruits are becoming more 
highly esteemed and are beginning to ap¬ 
pear on the market of late. 
Varieties: SOUBELLE. A favorite in San Diego 
County and exceptionally fine flavored without a 
trace of bitterness found in some varieties. 3 to 
4 feet, boxed, $3.50, 5-6 ft., $5.00. 
WILSON. A heavy bearer of fine quality fruit. 
Large specimens, bearing size, 7 to 8 feet high 
with shapely tops. Boxed $7.50. 
Papaya 
(CARICA PAPAYA) 
*•* The melon fruit, popular for breakfast in 
Hawaii and other tropical countries. A fast grow¬ 
ing, herbaceous tree with very large palmate fol¬ 
iage, decidedly tropical and ornamental in ap¬ 
pearance. The tree bears directly on the trunk 
delicious melon-like fruits which contain papain, 
a great aid to digestion, making the fruit very 
beneficial. The fruits are in great demand in hos¬ 
pitals, and several digestive tablets contain an 
extract of the papain. It is necessary to plant 
three or more trees to be sure of obtaining fruit, 
as the trees are dioecious. While many growers 
have recommended the planting of orchards of 
Papayas, it is only in the most favorable loca¬ 
tions that commercial plantings should be at¬ 
tempted, and then only with artificial means of 
heating or protecting. 
Our plants are grown from seed selected from 
the finest hard-shelled varieties. 
6-inch pot plants—$1.00 each; larger $2.50 each; 
$9.00 for 10. 
Passion Fruit 
(PASSIFLORA EDULIS) 
* The Passion Fruit, or Granadilla, is now being 
grown commercially in several places in Southern 
California. The fruits are round or oval, deep 
purple in color, with a hard shell surrounding the 
delicious pulp, which is eaten fresh or used as 
flavoring for sherbets drinks, salads, etc. The 
vines bear heavily. See Vine list for description 
of ornamental value. 1 gal. containers, 75e; 
$6.00 for 10. Large fruiting specimens, $2.00 
each. 
Surinam Cherry 
(EUGENIA UNIFLORA) 
** A large attractive shrub bearing quantities 
of waxy eight-angled fruits, shining green at 
first, changing to brilliant orange, then bright 
red when ripe. They have a spicy agreeable fla¬ 
vor, fine for a salad garnish or for making jelly. 
The shrub itself is a fine ornamental or hedge 
subject for Southern California. Fruiting speci¬ 
mens: in 5-gal. containers, $2.50; 1-gal. 75c. 
Akee 
(BLICHIA SAPIDA) 
** A medium sized evergreen tree of great or¬ 
namental value for its glossy deep green foliage, 
first brought to Jamaica from Africa in the days 
of the slave trade. It bears an interesting fruit 
containing a nut-like meat which is very rich and 
delicious when fried in butter. Trees quite ten¬ 
der when young but recovering very quickly if 
frozen back. 5-gal. containers, $2.50; 12-inch 
boxes, $5.00. 
Guava 
(PSIDIUM CATTLEIANUM) 
Red Strawberry Guava 
* A vigorous evergreen shrub, standing sharp 
frosls unharmed, having handsome dark glossy 
green leaves. A fine plant for ornamental and 
hedge use, as well as for quantities of luscious 
red sub-acid fruit about the size of a large 
cherry. This is excellent for table use as well as 
for making the well-known guava jelly. 
Price 75c each; Large plants, $1.75 each. 
** YELLOW STRAWBERRY GUAVA. Similar to 
the above, with larger leaves and fruit. The fla¬ 
vor is preferred by many to the red variety. 5- 
gallon, 2-3 ft., $1.75. 
Lemon Guava 
(PSIDIUM GUAJAVA) 
** One of the choicest of the guava family. 
Fruit is large, pear shaped, and yellowish green 
in color. The plant is quite tender and should 
be planted in a frostless position. Plant is strong 
grower, attaining a height of 8 to 10 feet. 
Price: 1-gal. containers, 75e each; 5-gal., $1.75 ea. 
TREE TOMATO 
Plant this as a highly ornamental tree-like 
shrub for its tropical appearance, fragrant bloom 
and useful, ornamental fruit, throughout the year. 
Tree Tomato 
(CYPHOMANDRA BETACEA) 
**A tree-like shrub from Peru, of tropical appearance, with immense heart- 
shaped leaves. The small pinkish flowers are highly fragrant, followed by very in¬ 
teresting fruits which turn from green to purple, then scarlet when ripe, and have 
a spicy tomato-like flavor, relished when eaten fresh or made into preserves. A de¬ 
cidedly ornamental patio specimen in addition to the useful and attractive fruits. 
4-inch pots 75c. 
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