Royal Apricot 
Deciduous Fruit Trees (Con’t) 
ALMONDS 
For frost-free areas with hot summer temperatures. Almonds pro- 
duce one of California’s important crops. They need different 
varieties to give pollen to the better varieties for better crops. 
\Ne Plus Ultra. Popular kind with large soft shelled nuts. Pollinates 
Nonpareil. 
.. Nonpareil. Is the leading commercial variety. Popular for its paper 
thin shells. 
APPLES 
Apples require careful selection in Southern California. We have 
specially adapted strains available, including Crab Apples, for your 
own locality. 
APRICOTS 
Few fruits give as satisfactory returns to the home gardener as do 
the apricots. Small trees bearing enormous crops in early summer. 
Reeves (Plant Pat. No. 693). Large round orange yellow fruits with 
a delightful rosy blush, very fine full flavored flesh; thoroughly 
adapted to Southern California climate, an ideal home apricot 
Ripens early June. Plant with another variety for pollinization and 
better crops. $2.75 each. 
Royal. Large well formed attractive fruit. The flesh is delicious 
and deep orange in color. Sweet. One of our best varieties and a 
favorite for home planting. June. 
CHERRIES 
For areas with relatively cold winters. 
Bing. Large heart-shaped sweet fruits. Glossy skin. Firm flesh, 
almost black. Fine canning variety. June. 
Black Tartarian. Sweet juicy purplish black cherry. Heavy bearing, 
large tree. Pollenizes other sweet cherries. 
English Morello. One of the best home varieties. Small round 
headed tree with dark red fruits, almost black when ripe. 
FIGS 
Brown Turkey. Large, long rich purplish-brown fig. Strawberry red 
flesh is sweet and juicy. Prune heavily. 
Kadota. All-purpose white fig—drying, pickling or eating fresh. 
Medium pale yellow skin, sweet amber flesh. 
Mission, California Black Fig. Medium size to large long necked 
deep violet-black figs with brownish-red flesh. Prune lightly after 
the first year. Does well in all sections. 
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PEARS 
We have specially adapted strains of pears available for regions where 
they make a satisfactory crop. 
PERSIMMON 
<\ Hachiya. The best and most popular variety. Large cone-shaped, 
bright orange-red fruit with sweet, rich, soft flesh. Puckery only 
when not completely ripe. 
POMEGRANATE 
~\Wonderful. Attractive large shrubs with red flowers and attractive 
odd shaped fruits. Easy to grow, doing very well in dry hot places. 
PRUNES 
Sugar. Fruits large and sweet. Purple. August. 
~SStandard. Large oval fruits delectable in appearance with their deep 
purple color and rich blue bloom and tasty, too, when you get into 
that amber flesh, juicy and rich in flavor. Ripens in August. 
WALNUTS 
~\Payne. One of the hardiest walnuts for California. Popular with 
everyone because the nuts are of high quality and the sturdy trees 
begin to fruit and bear heavy crops while young. 
Other varieties available. 
SPACE LIMITED? Plant 
THREE-IN-A-HOLE 
This novel planting arrangement permits you to enjoy a 
variety of fruits in the space required for just one tree. 
Plant all three trees in one hole but space each tree approxi- 
mately 18 to 24 inches apart. Each tree will grow up and 
produce lots of delicious juicy, tree-ripened fruit. A won- 
derful way to have a complete orchard in a limited space. 
We'll be happy to help you select the fruit trees that will 
suit the taste of you and your family and do best in Three- 
in-a-Hole planting. Ask us! 
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