~ SCUPPERNONG. 
OTHER FRUITS AND NUTS 
Here is a good selection of fruits, 
in time-tested varieties, to make a 
valuable home orchard. In a short 
time after planting, these trees will 
start to yield such delicious returns 
for your labor that you will regret 
the years you were without them. 
The varieties listed here are all well 
suited to growing conditions found 
in Central Florida. 
PECANS 
Although Central Florida is the southern 
limit for the Pecan, many fine specimens are 
to be found here. The nuts are so rich and 
palatable that Pecan trees have been made a 
part of many home orchards. They succeed 
on sandy loam, light clay, or sand and clay. 
They need moisture, but since they cannot 
endure continuously wet land, low wet situa- 
tions should be avoided unless they can be 
well drained. 
~STUART. Nuts large and of finest flavor, 
borne on a large, strong tree with a fine 
head. This variety stands the cold better 
than most others. Our customers prefer this 
sort, and we recommend it to all. 
PEACHES 
Peaches are among the most highly prized 
fruits of the South. Good trees planted on 
new land with good drainage, and kept well 
cultivated, should bring quick and _satis- 
factory returns. Spraying, fertilizing, and 
heavy pruning are essential for good results. 
-BABCOCK. A very attractive medium- 
sized, red-skinned variety with white flesh. 
Flavor is mild and non-acid. The trees 
bear when quite young, and a valuable 
characteristic is that the fruit clings to the 
trees even through heavy windstorms. 
Heavy pruning and thinning brings best 
results. 
“JEWEL. Medium to large, highly colored 
fruit of the finest quality. A very prolific, 
freestone Peach. The choicest market sort 
for Florida. 
GRAPES 
Muscadine Grapes, natives of the South, are 
well adapted to our soil and climate. The 
fruit clusters are small, but the flavor is very 
fine and the Grapes are especially good for 
making preserves, jellies, wines, and grape- 
juice. The vines should be planted 15 to 25 
feet apart each way; an overhead trellis makes 
a good support. 
Bunch Grapes can be successfully grown 
here for home use and local market if they are 
well cultivated and sprayed. The vines are 
planted 8 to 10 feet apart and supported on a 
three-wire trellis. Paper sacks are a good pro- 
tection for the developing bunches of fruit. 
(Muscadine.) An old 
popular sort liked for its delicious musky 
flavor. Large, bronze-colored fruit; flesh 
very juicy. 
“BEACON. (Bunch.) A strong grower with 
early-ripening black fruit of good quality. 
Large bunches, abundantly produced. 
JACK O. HOLMES, INC., TAMPA, 
PLUMS 
Plums are not any too happy in Central 
Florida, yet some of our customers report 
good results. They are always in demand. 
The white flowers alone make them outstand- 
ing as Ornamentals. We recommend the 
following: 
~SEXCELSIOR. <A rapid, vigorous grower 
loaded with fruit. Skin thin and tough but 
not bitter, deep wine-red in color, with blu- 
ish bloom and numerous small dots. Flesh 
firm, juicy, yellowish with reddish tint near 
the center. The earliest-ripening Plum in 
Florida. A fine shipper. 
KELSEY. Very large, heart-shaped variety 
with light yellow, meaty flesh of a rich 
flavor. The skin is greenish yellow some- 
times flushed red. Prolific tree, bearing 
when quite young. Recommended for 
colder sections. 
PEARS 
Every home orchard needs some Pear trees 
to supply delicious preserves and fruit for the 
table. It is now possible to plant blight- 
resistant varieties of superior flavor. Besides 
providing luscious fruit, the trees are a most 
ornamental feature of the home grounds, for 
in the spring they are covered with a cloud of 
white bloom. 
<HOOD. Large, yellowish green fruit with 
white flesh. Very juicy and mellow. Fine 
for every use. 
“PINEAPPLE. Large and handsome, with a 
pleasing odor when ripe. A very vigorous 
grower and a heavy and regular bearer. 
Coarse, crisp, juicy flesh. 
PERSIMMON 
The Persimmon is an easily grown fruit, and 
a good crop may be raised with a minimum of 
care and attention. The trees are vigorous, 
prolific, and almost without enemies. The 
fruit keeps and ships well, and is equally de- 
licious when used fresh and when made into 
sherbets and other frozen mixtures. 
—\TANE-NASHI. Large, very attractive; light 
yellow skin changing to bright red. Yellow 
flesh of fine quality. The best sort for either 
home or commercial use. 
FIGS 
One of the most valuable fruits in the 
South, for Fig trees bear when very young, 
yield well for the space they require, and a 
planting needs little cultivation. The fruit, 
either fresh or preserved, is in great demand. 
Trees are planted 10 to 12 feet apart, and do 
best on clay or heavy soil. 
—“CELESTE. Small to medium in size, with 
violet-colored skin covered with a purplish 
bloom. Firm, white, juicy flesh. Very 
hardy, and desirable for canning and pre- 
~  GUAVAS 
These are excellent dessert fruits and are 
also used for making preserves and _ jellies. 
“RED CATTLEY. An evergreen shrub with 
glossy green leaves. Produces quantities of 
small red fruits 1 to 114 inches in diameter. 
FLORIDA 
“TAYLOR. Small to 
\ LOQUAT 
A handsome, large-leaved tree that is fine 
as an ornamental, with fragrant flowers. It 
stands several degrees of frost and blooms in 
November and December, with fruits matur- 
ing in the spring. Yellow, oblong fruit about 
the size of a plum, with a fine subacid flavor. 
Highly prized for cooking. Combines well 
with calamondin for preserves. 
AVOCADOS 
It is possible to grow Avocados on a wide 
range of soil—from quite high to low land. 
Good drainage is important. In good soil 
containing plenty of humus the trees make 
rapid growth, and it is worthwhile to add 
humus to poor soil before planting. For fruit 
production cross-fertilization of the flowers is 
necessary. 
The hardiest varieties are Taylor, Lula, and 
Winter Mexican. Plant at least two trees for 
best results. 
“ITZAMNA. Medium-large fruit with dark, 
rough-pebbled skin. Well-flavored yellow 
flesh. A valuable variety because of its very 
late season—the fruit often hangs on the 
trees through May. 
\LULA. Pear-shaped fruit. Skin is light green, 
almost smooth; flesh pale to greenish yel- 
low. A very productive sort, and a rapid, 
thrifty grower. 
medium-sized fruit. 
Dark skin and light yellow flesh. The trees 
come into bearing early and make vigorous 
growth. The hardiest to cold of all com- 
mercial varieties planted in Florida. 
WINTER MEXICAN. Oblong or broad pear- 
shaped fruit with dark, leathery skin. Very 
vigorous and hardy; bears heavily. 
Give some thought this year to your home 
orchard. The sooner planted, the sooner it 
will yield. 
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