. California fruits and how to grow them. Fruit culture. The Kai Apple 340 California Fruits The seeds should be started just as are those of the common tomato, and the plants set out eight or ten feet apart. THE KAI APPLE. This name is applied to the fruit of Abc- ria Caffra, a native of Natal and Kafifaria, a tall shrub, yielding an edible fruit of a golden yellow color, about an inch in diame- ter. It is commended as a hedge plant, as it is densely clothed with strong dry spines. The leaves are small and of a rich green hue. The fruit, which is produced freely in the warmer parts of the Sta
. California fruits and how to grow them. Fruit culture. The Kai Apple 340 California Fruits The seeds should be started just as are those of the common tomato, and the plants set out eight or ten feet apart. THE KAI APPLE. This name is applied to the fruit of Abc- ria Caffra, a native of Natal and Kafifaria, a tall shrub, yielding an edible fruit of a golden yellow color, about an inch in diame- ter. It is commended as a hedge plant, as it is densely clothed with strong dry spines. The leaves are small and of a rich green hue. The fruit, which is produced freely in the warmer parts of the State, is chiefly used for making preserves. OTHER FRUITS. The foregoing enumeration does not in- clude all the exotic fruits which have found a place on California soil. There are many more, some of which are demonstrating their iitness to add to the graces or the gains of our horticultural life. The caricas, caris- sas, eugenias, hovenia, etc., are all gaining places in California gardens. Even the more strictly tropical mango, the monstera, sapodil- la and the like are claiming the attention of Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wickson, Edward James, 1848- [from old catalog]. San Francisco, The Pacific rural press
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