jornia- Grown Mursery 
Products 
Hachiya 
Persimmon 
with 
PERSIMMON 
_ $3.75 and up. 
NHACHIYA. The 
best and most pop- 
ular variety. Large 
cone-shaped bright 
orange-red fruit 
sweet, 
soft flesh. Puckery 
only when not com- 
pletely ripe. 
rich, 
Quince 
Pineapple 
PEARS 
~\BARTLETT. The outstanding canning, drying, and market pear. 
Fruit large and regular in shape, tapering slightly toward apex. Skin 
Bright yellow with rose blush. Flesh fine grained, buttery and juicy. 
August. 
~COMICE. Skin rich yellow at maturity, often shaded with crimson. 
Flesh white, fine grained and melting, sweet and rich. Very good. 
October. 
~\ WINTER NELIS. Small delightfully flavored fruits. Excellent along 
the coast. Oct.-Noyv. Good bearer and pollinizer. 
TREES should be planted as soon as possible 
4 é 3 4 vy. 
after they arrive. Keep moist until : 
planted. Do not expose roots unneces- { 
sarily to sun or wind. If not © 
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COVER with planted immediately heel- 
in moist 
wet burlap or wet 
newspaper until 
planting holes are ready. 
@) PRUNE all broken roots with a sharp knife ~~ a 
or pruning shears. Make a clean GyZ MY, 
hgh cut—they heal quickly. Never f 
> pull broken pieces off. 
SPRE 
Prone here a 
appear on the surface. 
intervals. 
Wire or 
ALL PRICES IN THIS CATALOG SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE 
HOW TO PLANT FRUITS.BERRIES.ASPARAGUS 
in a natural posi- 
tion and tamp soil 
firmly about roots. 
Space | 
Water well. 
BERRIES may be planted as hedges, STRAWBERRIES. 
but sprawly kinds like blackberries cB ay 
(Boysen, Young, and Logan) are bet- Ep 
ter trained on trellises. Their dense eirk is 
growth covers the trellis and fruits Ss a ere 
for wider beds allow walk at 3-foot 
Strawberries used as 
cover 
PECANS 
$4.50 and up 
| MAHAN. Vigorous tree producing very large nuts with paper-thin 
shells and richly flavored kernels. The tree bears young, is also good 
for shade. 
1 SUCCESS. Large, soft-shelled nut of good quality, a prolific and 
self-fruiting. Widely planted in the interior valleys. 
® PRUNE THE TOP GROWTH. Young trees 
may have from one to several 
small twigs when planted. 
These develop into the main 
branches later on. 
7a 
Prue 
here 
It is important to carefully 
select the branches to leave so 
that the top of the tree will be 
balanced, sturdy and 
strong. Heavy bearing trees 
should be disbudded for larger, 
finer flavored fruits. 
TOP VIEW 
well 
ASPARAGUS. Plant in furrows or 
trenches. Roots should be 6 to 8 in. 
deep, but when planted cover only 2 to 
ttemapant 
each way. For 
the home garden 
ert . a Ord 3 in. and later in season fill in the 
width oO ed— : ; 
any length — remainder. Cut very lightly second 
season; full crop third year. 
Three feet between 
rows, 
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on dry wall. 
lath 1x14" as ties 
SS eae 444 Plant in intersections . Cutwith 
i i F3 “<7 of blocks n good soil. F) Wy i sharp knife 
Face sun. _96% SY under ground A 
‘always away from center. 
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