. Collected papers on tropical fruits in California. PoMOXA College Journal of Economic Botany 139 "We have customers who place season orders with us for all the fruit we have at >'6 per case, f. o. b. Miami, which price we are very well satisfied with. "We pack according to size, sometimes only IS fruits to the case, but usually 36, 4:5 or 48. Our fruit went to all the eastern markets and to Chicago and Cin- ciimati. "The propagation of the avocado is done exclusively by budding now, with a success equal to 95 per Figure 61. One of the first avocados planted in Califo
. Collected papers on tropical fruits in California. PoMOXA College Journal of Economic Botany 139 "We have customers who place season orders with us for all the fruit we have at >'6 per case, f. o. b. Miami, which price we are very well satisfied with. "We pack according to size, sometimes only IS fruits to the case, but usually 36, 4:5 or 48. Our fruit went to all the eastern markets and to Chicago and Cin- ciimati. "The propagation of the avocado is done exclusively by budding now, with a success equal to 95 per Figure 61. One of the first avocados planted in California, being one of three trees brought from Mexico and planted at Santa Barbara by the late Judge Ord in 1870. (Photo from Dr. Franceschi). "This section of the state is extending its planting very considerably. Per- sonally we believe there is more money to be made on the finer varieties of avocado and mango than there is with either oranges or grapefruit. The avocado does not require nearly so much care and attention, and so far is practically free from all insect pests, nor does it require the amount of fertilizer that a citrus tree does. "The budded trees come into bearing the second or third year from the bud and in heavy bearing the fourth year. The budded trees show a tendency to be ; From Mr. E. X. Beasoner, of the Boyal Palm Nurseries, Oneco, I have the following under date of June 30, 1911 : "The avocado is being planted extensively. 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 Popenoe, Wilson, 1892-1975. [S. l. : s. n. ]
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