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hulled. The shell is soft and smooth; the kernel is 
large and very plump. 
One of the features which makes this variety in de¬ 
mand is the fact that the shell possesses a fine color 
without bleaching. 
Ne Plus Ultra. The tree is a strong grower and in¬ 
clined to have a drooping habit. The nut is long and 
narrow in shape and has a soft shell. The kernel is 
very large, sweet and highly flavored. Hulls freely and 
is considered a favorite among almond growers for 
commercial purposes. Blooming period middle of 
March. 
NONPARIEL ALMOND 
Nonpareil. The tree is a very strong grower and a 
heavy and regular bearer. The nut is large, long and 
narrow, having a thin shell and a good color. The ker¬ 
nel is long, fills the shell well and possesses an ex¬ 
cellent flavor. It commands the highest prices on the 
market, selling from one to three cents higher than 
other varieties. 
Texas Prolific. It is a late bloomer, consequently is 
almost sure to escape damage from late frosts. The 
nut is of medium size, having a soft shell, which is 
white in color. The kernel is short, plump and very 
sweet. Its value as a pollenizer must not be over¬ 
looked. Blooms last of March. 
FIGS 
KADOTA FIG 
fruit is medium to large, with a long neck, mahogany- 
violet in color and brownish-red flesh. The leading 
black variety for shipping and drying. Thrives in all 
sections, coast or desert, and the tree is enormously 
productive. 
PECANS 
The Pecan is a tree which adapts itself to a wide 
range of climatic and soil conditions, being perfectly 
hardy everywhere in the Southwest except in the 
coldest mountain areas. It thrives in regions with 
warm summers, should be well irrigated throughout 
the dry season, and does best in a deep sandy loam. 
Pecans are already a profitable commercial crop in 
certain desert areas and are now being more widely 
planted in the large interior valleys. The tree makes 
a splendid fast growing large shade tree. Large trees 
3 year roots, 1 year tops, 4 to 6 ft. $1.50. 
BURKETT PECAN 
Burkett. It has proven to be a valuable Pecan for 
California and Arizona, and the trees that are now in 
bearing produce exceptionally heavy crops. The nut 
is large, round, very thin-shelled, the whole meat 
coming out very readily. 
Brown Turkey. Large; dark purplish red; good 
quality; earliest to ripen and bearing fruit constantly 
until frost. Valuable market variety. 
Kadota. This is the finest white Fig for most of 
California and one of the finest Figs for all purposes, 
since it will can, dry, pickle or ship fresh and give 
excellent results in every cast. Largely planted for 
the fresh fruit market and most people prefer it to 
any other fig for eating fresh. Of medium size, with 
waxy, smooth, yellow-white skin and pale amber flesh. 
Extremely sweet and rich. Very prolific in bearing. 
With Brown Turkey for a black Fig and Kadota for a 
white Fig, you have just about the best that can be 
grown. 
Mission. The well-known California Black Fig 
brought to California by the Mission Fathers. The 
Halbert. A variety that has long been known as 
possibly the heaviest bearer in Pecans and which may 
be planted over a very wide area because it is drouth 
resistant. The nuts are small, round, extremely thin- 
shelled and of very high quality, producing very soon 
after planting. Always healthy, prolific and depend¬ 
able everywhere. 
Success. This has been the most widely planted of 
all Pecans in California and the finest and oldest- 
bearing trees are of this variety. Large and oblong, 
with a medium thick shell, and a kernel of the finest 
flavor. It blooms late, avoiding late spring frosts in 
the higher altitudes. 
Western Schley (Perfection). A long, thin-shelled 
nut which grows more rapidly and bears younger than 
most other varieties, producing enormous crops. Ripens 
moderately early. 
