. Collected papers on tropical fruits in California. 6 Pomona College) Journal of Economic Botany Budded trees of many Florida varieties are being tested in Southern Cali- fornia, and the Bureau of Plant Industry expects to send out a large number this spring for trial. One large tree at Sherman which was worked over to the Trapp variety flowered this year for the first time, and numerous other trees are becoming old enough to bear and will be watched with interest for the next few years. This type is certainly more tender than the Mexican, but the past few winters have shown that some varieti
. Collected papers on tropical fruits in California. 6 Pomona College) Journal of Economic Botany Budded trees of many Florida varieties are being tested in Southern Cali- fornia, and the Bureau of Plant Industry expects to send out a large number this spring for trial. One large tree at Sherman which was worked over to the Trapp variety flowered this year for the first time, and numerous other trees are becoming old enough to bear and will be watched with interest for the next few years. This type is certainly more tender than the Mexican, but the past few winters have shown that some varieties at least will stand our average winter temperature without injury. Future experience will likely confirm the present belief that this type will succeed in many locations here. Numerous seedlings of Hawaiian, Cuban, and West Indian varieties have been grown, but as yet these have not come into bearing. Budded trees will have to be tested before anything definite can be said of their adaptability. It has been stated that the avocado would not succeed in the hot and dry. Figure 2. At left the parent tree of the Ganter Avocado growing at Whittier, Cal., age eight years; at right the parent tree of the White Avocado, growing at Santa Barbara, age twelve years. interior parts of California. Trees are known to have grown without injury as far into the interior as Redlands and Riverside, and have fruited heavily at Pomona and San Fernando, and should be tried at Imperial. PROPAGATION By S'EtT^. This is the simplest method, and the one most practiced in California up to the present time. The seeds of most varieties are obtainable during late summer and autumn, and should be planted as soon after removal from the fruit as possible. It has been found to hasten germination greatly if the seeds are buried in moist sand or sawdust for a period of two to four. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colora
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