Figs 
Figs grow easily in California and bear heavily 
each year. Healthful and delicious, the fruit is 
prized by the whole family, and the tree, with 
its big, broad, tropical-looking foliage, is very 
ornamental. 
Prices on all figs: Y2-inch caliper and up, $2.00 
each, $17.50 per 10 of one variety. 
Brunswick A medium-sized, light brown, short- 
necked fig, known in the South as Magnolia. 
The fine-grained flesh is sweet and delicious. 
A small tree which will stand a great deal of 
cold. Leave unpruned. 
Brown Turkey One of the finest figs for gen- 
eral planting anywhere in California. The large, 
purplish-brown fruits have rich strawberry-red 
flesh, fine-grained, sweet and juicy. Bears well 
everywhere, but the biggest crops are. produced 
if the trees are heavily pruned in winter. 
N Celeste Deliciously flavored, long-keeping, 
small, purple figs with fine-grained amber 
flesh. A rather dwarf, good-looking tree, which 
is very hardy and consistently bears enormous 
crops. Leave unpruned. 
\ Kadota The famous white fig which is shipped 
fresh, used for drying, or pickling. Has extreme- 
ly sweet rich pale amber flesh. Best suited to the 
warmer interior valleys. Leave unpruned. 
\ Mission Short, fat, blue-black fruit with sweet, 
juicy, reddish-amber flesh. Bears tremendous 
crops even with little water and under adverse 
conditions. Most fruit with no pruning. 
White Genoa This huge white fig is the best 
variety for planting near the seacoast. Bears 
well inland, too. Pear-shaped with a waxy 
yellow skin and sweet amber flesh. Winter 
pruning gives bigger fruit but a lighter crop. 
Jujubes 
The crisp little reddish-brown fruits make 
excellent jam, but are most often made into 
candied fruits or pickles. A graceful tree, it 
grows anywhere producing big crops in Septem- 
ber and October. Bears best inland. 
l-yr. trees, caliper ¥-in. up, $3.75 each, $33.50 
per 10 of one variety. 
Lang Large, pear-shaped fruit with shiny 
brownish-red skin, 114 to 2 inches long. Bears 
abundantly and often the first year. 
Li A very large fruit, often 2 inches or more 
in diameter. Sweet crisp flesh, small pit. 
Pecans 
Pecans make a beautiful large summer shade 
tree most anywhere. They bear good crops only 
in the interior valleys where there is plenty 
of summer heat and abundant moisture. 
Prices on Pecans: l-year trees, Y2-inch caliper 
and up, $6.50 each, $57.50 per 10-of one 
variety. 
V Mahan Pecan The huge nuts are often 214 
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inches in length and the paper-thin shells are 
completely filled with big richly flavored 
kernels which you can easily remove in one 
piece. See page 62. 
Success Quite widely planted in California. 
The nuts are oblong, have a thin shell, and the 
plump kernels have a very fine flavor. 
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\ Bartlett The most famous and widely planted 
Special Nectarines 
The Fruit of the Gods 
If you evaluate richness of flavor on an ascending scale, nectarines begin where peaches end. Over 
a decade ago the Armstrong hybridists tackled the problem of developing new varieties suitable 
for Southern California where older varieties have never been too satisfactory. Now, we are able to 
es three new freestone nectarines, which will bear consistently good crops most everywhere in 
alifornia. 
Silver Lode 
Just as Pioneer and Panamint are great ad- 
vances in yellow-fleshed nectarines, Silver Lode 
is a parallel in the white-fleshed kinds. The big 
fruit has a creamy white skin heavily overlaid 
with scarlet, and the juicy white flesh is laden 
with the richest kind of nectarine flavor. Its 
early ripening (late June), fine appearance and 
high quality are causing a great deal of interest 
among commercial growers in the San Joaquin 
Valley. See illustration on page 58. Plant Pat. 
No. 1023. 
Good Looks—Fine Flavor 
Maybe you have heard that nectarines are a 
cross between a peach and a plum—not so— 
they are fuzzless peaches with a heavenly flavor. 
The skin is absolutely smooth and very highly 
colored. 
All nectarine trees, caliper %-inch up, $3.00 
each, $27.00 per 10 of one variety. 
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Panamint 
The newest addition to the series of nectarine 
varieties developed by Armstrong Research and 
one which is especially welcome. 
The big round fruits are especially handsome 
in color, with a rich deep red overlaid on 
orange. The juicy yet firm flesh is golden- 
orange in color and loaded with a sweet yet 
exhilarating flavor. See illustration on page 58. 
In Southern California, Panamint ripens in 
early July, usually about two weeks earlier 
than Pioneer. Nearly everywhere in California 
you can expect a big crop of delicious fruit 
from either Pioneer or Panamint, but if you 
live near the coast, Panamint is the best one 
to plant, Plant Pat. No. 1100. 
Pioneer 
Big, glossy, deep red to maroon fruits with an 
occasional yellow highlight. The tempting 
aroma promises a taste thrill, and there is no 
disappointment because the juicy orange- 
colored flesh has a sprightly flavor which no 
one can resist. Illustrated on page 58. Like 
Panamint and Silver Lode, Pioneer will bear 
consistently in the mild-wintered areas of Cali- 
fornia, and will produce heavily in the more 
favorable fruit-growing districts, as well. Has 
marvelous commercial possibilities because the 
firm fruit promises to be a good shipper. Late 
July. Plant Pat. No. 787. 
Summer & Fall Pears 
Pears are best suited to the higher altitudes where winters are colder and more prolonged, but most 
of the varieties listed will give you lots of delicious fruit to enjoy right here in Southern California. 
Better crops will result if two or more varieties are planted together. 
All pears, caliper %-inch up. Prices (except Max-Red Bartlett): $2.25 each, $20.00 per 10 of one variety. 
Large-Fruited Winter Nelis Good for South- 
ern California, it bears big crops of large long- 
keeping fruit with a rich and aromatic flavor. 
October and November. 
\ Gorham Similar to Bartlett in appearance, it 
has a spicy aroma and a richly flavored buttery, 
juicy flesh. A variety particularly recommended 
for Southern California. 
Winter Bartlett Similar to Bartlett in shape 
and color, with the same exquisite flavor, but 
smaller and ripens much later. It bears regular 
crops in Southern California even in desert 
regions. Keeps remarkably well. November- 
December. 
Max-Red Bartlett Identical with the famous 
Bartlett in quality, shape and size. The out- 
standing difference is the rich cherry to mahog- 
any-red color of the ripened fruit. Not only 
good, but good to look at, too. August. Plant 
Pat. No. 741. $2.75 each, $25.00 per 10. 
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d‘Anjou Very large yellow fruit 
brushed with crimson. Sweet, juicy and deli- 
cious—keeps very well. A good pollinizer for 
other kinds. October-November. 
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of all pears. Big, golden-yellow, ruby-cheeked 
fruit with richly flavored, buttery flesh. See 
page 59. Needs cross-pollination for best crops. 
August. 
‘Dwarf Pears for Garden Planting 
You can grow pears for the whole family to enjoy in a very limited space with these dwarf trees. 
Seldom growing over 8 feet tall, they start bearing almost immediately and will produce fruit just 
as fine as that from any other pear tree. 
Prices on Dwarf Pears, budded on special root-stock: ¥-inch caliper and up, $3.75 each, 
$33.50 per 10 of one variety. 
Dwarf Bartlett, Dwarf Gorham, Dwarf Winter Bartlett, Dwarf Beurre d’Anjou, Dwarf Winter 
Nelis, Dwarf Max-Red Bartlett. 
Colorful Fall Persimmons 
Petsimmons are welcome fruit whether you prefer to eat them out of hand, use them in salads, or 
make them into pudding. The trees are very ornamental in the late fall when the huge leaves turn 
to bright reds, bronzes, and browns. Then, the tree is loaded with the brightly colored fruit. So far 
as we know, only Armstrong trees are grown on Kaki root-stock, which makes them bear younger 
and more consistently. 
Price on all Persimmon trees: 1-year, caliper ¥-inch and up, $3.75 each, $33.50 per 10 of one variety. 
NHachiya The big conical fruit of bright 
orange is sweet, rich and mellow when fully 
ripe. See page 62. 
Vv Fuyu The broad flat fruits are never astringent 
or puckery. Even while still firm, you can eat 
them as you would an apple. 
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