THIS CATALOG is published for the 
home orchard planter. We have endeavored to present 
a brief and accurate description of each variety with 
no attempt being made to sell or glorify any variety 
of fruit. Primarily, this catalog is to help the home 
gardener select and plant the varieties of trees and vines 
best suited to his needs and desires. 
Since the California climate is so conducive to out- 
door living, it is a wise gardener who adds to his out-of- 
doors pleasure by including a planting of fruit trees and 
vines in his yard. Fruit trees may be incorporated into 
an ornamental planting where they will provide an 
abundance of Spring blossoms, shade and fruit. Grape 
vines may be trained over arbors or fences or staked 
upright as a tall, informal background border. Rarely 
can beauty and utility be so easily and neatly combined. 
Where room permits, a small orchard planted to the 
family’s choice of varieties will provide whatever fruit 
the family needs for canning or for eating out of hand. 
Even a few trees will return an almost unbelievable 
quantity of fruit a few years after planting. 
Too, the garden-minded members of any family will 
take immeasurable pride in a hobby of growing fruit 
varieties best adapted to their locality. Fruit trees are 
indeed a source of satisfaction to the eye, tongue and 
soul. 
A note of explanation about the brand “TREES OF 
FORTUNE” used throughout this catalog. Del Rancho 
Fortuna is a wholesale grower of high quality Fruit 
Trees, Shade Trees and Grape Vines. It is through 
their efforts that this catalog is made available to the 
Retail Nurseries. 
Del Rancho Fortuna consists of 560 acres of the 
finest growing soil in Kern County, located in the lower 
portion of the San Joaquin Valley. The San Joaquin 
Valley is world renowned for its production of all types 
of fruit, citrus and grapes. 
For first hand observation and information, Del 
Rancho Fortuna’s test orchard contains all varieties 
listed in this book. This orchard is available for obser- 
vation to all Nurserymen. 
Del Rancho is strictly a wholesale Nursery and does 
not solicit or sell to the retail trade. 
In purchasing trees, please contact the Nursery 
whose name appears on the front of this catalog. 
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CARDINAL GRAPE—For Description See Page 12 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Important. Always keep tree roots 
moist when handling; never let them dry 
out. Place roots in a tub of water when 
than if the pruning had not been done. 
Prune off ail broken roots. 
4. Set the tree in the hole to such a 
they arrive at the place of planting. Trees 
should not soak in water over 12 hours. 
2. Dig a hole large enough to accom- 
modate tree roots without crowding. Turn 
the earth removed from the hole over and 
over to insure a uniform mixture of the 
fertile top soil with the subsoil. Under no 
circumstance should fertilizer be put into 
the hole or mixed with the earth to be 
placed in the hole. Direct contact between 
the roots and fertilizer is a common cause 
of root burn and the consequent death of 
the tree. 
3. If the tree has not been pruned for 
planting at time of purchase, cut the top 
back to 30 inches above the bud union 
and cut off all except three well spaced 
branches on the 30-inch trunk. This prun- 
ing will compensate for the loss of roots 
which the tree suffered when dug and its 
ensuing growth will be more vigorous 
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depth that the bud union is flush with, or 
just above, the ground level. Fill the hole 
with soil mixture; firm the soil, but do not 
tamp, after the hole has been filled. 
5. Form a shallow basin at least three 
feet across around the tree and fill several 
times with water so that the soil will set- 
tle around the roots. If necessary, after 
the earth has settled about the tree, add 
more soil so that the tree will not be left 
sitting in a partially filled hole. 
6. To prevent sunburn, the newly 
planted tree should be painted with a 
coat of whitewash, or enclosed by tree 
protectors. 
7. Proper spacing of fruit trees in the 
family orchard will vary according to the 
space available. Where space is limited, 
fruit trees can be planted as close as 12 
feet apart and still produce good bearing 
trees. 
It is impossible for the retail 
nurseryman to carry all varieties 
listed in this catalog. However, 
they are available to him through 
our special Mail Order Service. 
If your local nurseryman does 
not have the variety you need, 
please ask him to have the tree 
desired shipped through this 
service. 
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