AVOCADO 
LOQUAT 
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THE FRESNO 
NURSERY CO. 
AVOCADO. 
Hachiya. Very large; conical; bright red 
with dark blotches; flesh deep yellow, soft 
and jelly-like when ripe. One of the best. 
September. 
Tane-Nashl. Very large; bright red; flesh 
yellow; seedless. A good market variety 
of fine quality. Vigorous grower and heavy 
bearer. September. 
Tsuro-No-Ko. Medium; bright orange-red; 
very sweet and juicy. November. 
Yemon. Large; dull red; flesh deep yellow; 
seedless. When fully ripened, one of the 
most delicious Persimmons. November. 
LOQUAT. 
The fruit of the improved types of 
loquat is large and of fine flavor, and 
must not be compared to the ordinary 
varieties with large pit and little pulp. 
Our sorts are of the best. 
Seedling Loquat. Trees grown from seed 
taken from best budded sorts. Fruit from 
seedlings vary, however, from parent many 
times. However, the Seedling Loquat is 
very hardy and ornamental. 
Advance Loquat. 
BUDDED VARIETIES. 
Advance. Very large; deep lemon-yellow; 
flesh firm, juicy and sweet. 
Premier. Large; lemon-yellow; flesh melt¬ 
ing, juicy and sweet. 
Victor. Golden yellow fruit, slightly vinous 
but quite sweet; fine for picserves and 
jellies. 
Avocado—Alligator Pear. 
Alligator Pear. (Persea gratissima.) Is a 
native of the American tropics. Is but 
slightly grown in the United States. Usu¬ 
ally a taste for the fruit has to be ac¬ 
quired. When a taste is once acquired 
people often become excessively fond of it. 
Fruits vary in size from iy 2 to 5 inches 
in length. In color the fruit ranges from 
green to purple. Trees grow from 25 to 30 
feet in height. 
PERSIMMONS. 
Dai-Dai Maru Persimmon. 
Dai-Dai-Maru. Very large; light yellow; 
flesh delicious, firm, juicy. 
