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CHAIN CITRUS 
Breeding from “Best Tree” 
the Thorobreds of Citrus 
Good fruit trees are a matter of BALLED 
good breeding, just as in all Nature’s Saas 
work. The first thing you must have .” 
is good “parent stock’’—good “‘mother”’ bo. 20 
trees. Consistently good trees are UP 
never grown from seed but from se- 
lected bearing wood cut from trees of proven 
performance—heavy bearers of luscious big fruits, 
trees that produce in spite of adverse weather, 
excess dryness, and so on. 
That is why Holmes can promise you better 
fruit—and more of it—in our Heritage-Chain 
Citrus. Knowing the parent stock, we can pre- 
dict what these trees we started 4 to 12 years ago 
will do for you today. Come out any time. 
Holmes Trees transplant any day in the year— 
full of fruit or not. 
GRAPEFRUIT 
Duncan. A very juicy variety of good quality. December 
to May. 
Foster. Purplish pink flesh. Very early. 
Marsh Seedless. Heavy crops of fine quality. Smooth 
yellow skin. 
Ruby. Pat. No. 53. Seedless early variety, fine for home 
planting. Ready to eat in November but holds until 
June. Very prolific. A non-propagating agreement must 
be signed with the purchase of each tree. Extra choice, 
strong trees buck-horned back on budded Sour Orange 
understock, $7.50 each. B&B, $10.00 up. 
Silver Cluster. Heavy clusters of medium-sized fruits. 
Smooth bright skin; very juicy and delicious. Midseason. 
TANGELO. Similar to grapefruit in growth, but the skin is 
more easily removed. Agreeable flavor. 
PRICES SAME AS ORANGES 
AVOCADOS 
Since Avocados do not come true from seed, we offer 
only the finest grafted plants in varieties hardy enough to 
recommend for Central Florida. Much depends upon hav- 
ing a good root system. 
We learned a long time ago that Avocados must have 
rich soil and plenty of moisture. Plant grafted trees in 
pits well prepared with ample Holmes Dyna-Grow Compost. 
Other necessities are abundant moisture at all times, 
mulching and spraying with copper and other sprays as 
instructed in bulletins from the State Experiment Station. 
Our grafted trees grow very fast when properly cared for. 
Gottfried. A. Very vigorous tree, quite hardy. Ripens 
Aug., Sept. 
Lula. A. Pear-shaped fruit. Light green skin; flesh pale to 
greenish yellow. Very productive. Ripens Dec., Jan. 
Taylor. A. Small to medium size. Dark skin and light 
yellow flesh. Ripens Dec., Jan., Feb. 
Winter Mexican. B. Oblong or broad pear-shaped fruit 
with dark leathery skin. Vigorous and hardy. Dec., Jan. 
Best-quality grafted Avocados in nail-keg sizes. 2 to 5 feet. 
298 11) 34a ih 6s $3050 a 64 too tte, as, $6 50 to $7 50 
1 raed RS & Pay a ae 4 50 | 5-qt. cans....1 50 and 2 00 
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