FUERTE AVOCADO 
Grand fruit—handsome shade tree. 
Tuttle Brod. 
Avocados 
By selecting the proper varieties you may 
have Avocados throughout the year. Note 
bearing months after descriptions. 
Avocados, as well as supplying valuable 
fruit, are among the finest of shade trees. 
They will thrive either in or out of the lawn 
area. 
Each, $6.50 
Edranol. Large green fruit with very small 
seed. Rich nutty flavor. Tall slender frost 
resistant tree that bears heavily in this area. 
May to August. 
Fuerte. Tanto Strain. The most popular of 
all Avocados. Large green pear shaped fruit 
of highest quality and flavor. This Tanto 
Strain usually comes into bearing several 
years ahead of the ordinary Fuerte. Large, 
spreading tree. Hardy except in coldest win- 
ters. November to May. 
Mexicola. Forms a large shapely frost re- 
sistant tree that usually bears the second year 
after planting and continues to produce heavy 
crops of small black oval fruit of excellent 
quality. August and September. 
Ryan. A pear-shaped fruit of finest quality 
that resembles the Fuerte in color, shape and 
size. It bears heavy crops in all areas and 
is one of the most frost resistant of summer 
varieties. May to October. 
Zutano. A light green pear shaped fruit 
with thin skin and rich nutty flavor that ma- 
tures from November to January. Fruit aver- 
ages about one-half pound. Bears heavily 
and consistently. 
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Deciduous nuit 
For information in regard to planting and care after planting read our 
booklet ‘When, 
Where and How to Plant’. It’s yours for the asking. 
We carry many varieties of Deciduous Fruits not listed in this catalogue. 
Prices listed are for bare-root trees unless otherwise indicated. 
You are entitled to a discount on 10 or more plants of one variety, or 25 assorted plants. 
See page 6. 
APPLES 
Each, $2.00 
The following varieties produce good crops 
in this area. 
“Beverly Hills. This variety originated here 
in Southern California and is particularly rec- 
ommended for this area. The fruit is of me- 
dium size, striped red and yellow, and has 
an excellent flavor. Bears consistently. 
August. 
Red Delicious. Red streaked with crimson. 
Crisp, juicy and of mild flavor. November. 
Rhode Island Greening. Big, firm, crisp 
fruit, green tempered with yellow. Juicy and 
delicious when thoroughly ripe and un- 
matched for cooking. October. 
CRABAPPLE 
\Transcendent. For preserves, jelly making 
or sweet pickles this abundant, red striped 
variety is best. Its big, white, perfumed bloom 
is an inspiring sight in spring. August. Each, 
$2220 
APRICOTS 
“\ Reeves. If you want early Apricots, and 
who doesn’t, this, we believe, is the most 
satisfactory variety. It matures its big, de- 
licious, orange-yellow fruit about the first of 
June, several weeks ahead of the popular 
Royal. And it bears with consistent regularity. 
Pat OOSmEachao2-25¢ 
‘ *Royal. The finest all-purpose fruit for this 
area. Big, sweet, red cheeked fruits that are 
delicious when eaten fresh or canned. Bear 
heavily. June. Each, $1.75. Balled, 34-1 in. 
caliper, $5.50. 
CHERRIES 
Each, $2.00 
Sweet Cherries do not produce satisfac- 
torily in Southern California except in moun- 
tain areas. Plant Tartarian with other sweet 
Cherries for pollenization. 
“ Bing. Unequaled among sweet cherries. 
Big crisp fruit, juicy and with exquisite fla- 
vor. June. 
-~Morello. While too tart to be eaten fresh 
its medium sized red fruit makes grand pies. 
Requires no cross pollenization and bears well 
most anywhere. 
~\ Royal Anne. Probably the sweetest of all 
cherries. Large yellow and red cheeked. Firm 
fruit for eating out of hand or canning. Late 
June. 
\ Tartarian. Big soft sweetly flavored fruit 
—as black as Pharoah’s heart. Early June. 
FIGS 
Each, $1.75 
Figs do not bear as well locally as they did 
some years back. Of the varieties listed Adri- 
atic and Brown Turkey are more consistent. 
All varieties may be pruned drastically except 
_ Mission, which requires no pruning. 
—~ Adriatic. Matures from mid-summer into 
fall enormous crops of large sweet fruit that 
are equally good for eating fresh, for jams 
or preserves. 
\ *Brown Turkey. As this tree is rather dwarf 
in stature it is quite suitable for backyard 
planting. Extremely large, brownish purple 
fruit, fine grained and sweet. Balled, $7.50 
up. 
\ *Mission. Bears heavy crops of small black 
figs that are red within. Sweetest of all figs 
and quite flavorful. Grows to large size. 
Balled, $7.50 up. 
NECTARINES 
We grow only the following varieties. 
These are both suited to our warm climate 
and produce big crops of delicious fruit every 
year. Balled, 11/16-34 in. caliper, $4.50. 
“\ *Gold Mine. Big red and yellow, white 
fleshed fruits of unusual flavor and quality. 
Early August. Bare-root, $1.75. 
. *Pioneer. A fine looking fruit, yellow, 
marked with red. The golden yellow flesh is 
sweet, juicy and of marvelous flavor. You 
can be sure of excellent crops every year. 
July. Pat. 787. Bare-root, $2.50. 
POMEGRANATE 
“S Wonderful. A fruit that all youngsters 
really go for. Huge highly colored red fruit 
and attractive bloom of the same color. Each, 
$1.75; 5-gal., $4.00. 
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BROWN TURKEY FIG 
Best for Southern California. 
TUTTLE BROS. NURSERIES, ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA 
