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Title: Armstrong Nurseries
Identifier: armstrongnurseri1936arms (find matches)
Year: 1936 (1930s)
Authors: Armstrong Nurseries (Ontario, Calif. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) California Catalogs; Nursery stock California Catalogs; Fruit trees California Catalogs; Ornamental trees California Catalogs; Shrubs California Catalogs; Flowers California Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental California Catalogs
Publisher: Ontario, Calif. : Armstrong Nurseries
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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gi^A H M S T H D )Vf Papaya, the Luscious Tree Melon of the Tropics The Papaya is one of the most delicious table fruits of the tropics and while too tender for most of California, it will grow and bear fruit in sheltered frostless locations. The plants grow with great rapidity and should bear their large luscious, melon-like fruits within two years. The Papaya is more like a giant herbaceous plant than a tree and has a luxuriant tropical palm-like appearance with very large leaves 1 to 2 feet across, at the top of the large unbranched trunk. The fruits contain a large amount of pepsin and are said to be exceedingly bene- ficial to the digestive system. Our plants are grown from selected speci- mens of the famous Solo Papaya of the Hawaiian Islands. Papayas require a warm, sunny, well drained location with plenty ol water and fertilizer and must be kept growing rap- idly in order to be a success. Passion Vines, grown on a fence or trellis around a planting of Papayas or along the wind- ward side, are very effective as a shel- ter. See illustration below. Since the male and female flowers of the Papaya are borne on separate plants and there is no way of determining the sex in ad- vance, at least three plants should be planted together in order that at least one of each sex will be present. We cannot guarantee Papayas to be successful since there are only a com- paratively few locations where they will thrive in California, but given a warm favorable location near the coast or in the foothills they grow with great rapid- ity and within a few months produce quantities of the big, luscious melon-like fruits. Plants in 6-inch pots, 2 to 3 feet in height, $1.00 each; $9.00 per 10. Typical Cluster o( Australian Nuts, One-Hali Natural Size. Chinese Lychee ISut The famous "Lychee Nut" in its dried form is familiar in this country as the favorite New Year gift of the Chi- nese. When freshly picked from the attractive little evergreen tree, with its beautiful bronze-green foliage, it is one of the most delicious of all fruits. Trees have been brought into bearing here and there throughout the frostless sections of California, and it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and worthwhile of the un- usual subtropical fruits for California gardens. Grafted plants, 11/2-2 ft., $4.50 each. The Australian ISut (Macadamia) An evergreen sub-tropical nut tree from the Eastern coast of Australia. It is a beautiful ornamental tree with a dense rounded head of long narrow dark green leaves and attains a height of 20 to 35 feet. The nuts are about 11/4 inches in diameter, round and hard shelled with a tender white kernel very rich in oil, and are usually borne in considerable quantity. The trees begin to bear in 5 to 6 years from planting, are healthy, vigor- ous, and easily grown. Even when young the trees are not damaged by temperatures higher than 26 degrees. The Macadamia is a beautiful orna- mental tree, and its delicious nuts make it doubly valuable. 4 to 5 ieet, $3.50; 3 to 4 feet, $3.00; 2 to 3 ieet. $2.50. PASSION FRUIT Like big purple Easter Eggs, the sweet-scented fruits of the Passion Vine hang among the big glossy bright green leaves. These delicious fruits have innumerable uses in the home. The Passion Vine is a handsome ornamental vine and makes a quick rowing windbreak on a fence or trellis for the protection of Avocados or Papayas, as shown below. Hardy in most of California.
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The Eastern Paw Paw The old Eastern Paw Paw which grows wild in the woods all through the Southern and Middle Western States has no business being offered on this page along with such sub-trop- ical fruits as the Avocado, but it makes a nice contrast to have a hardy fruiting plant from the Eastern States in your garden along with the more unusual California fruits. Gal. contain- ers, 60c. For Reference Manual of Tropical and Sub- Tropical Fruits. A splendid book by Wilson Popenoe, with 480 pages crowded with valuable information about the various tropical and sub-tropical fruits. All of the better known fruits as well as tTiose about which less is known but which are worth trying in California are dis- cussed herein. $4.50 postpaid. The Useful Passion Fruit In Australia the Passion Fruit is grown on a large scale commercially, but only recently have its possibilities been realized in this State. It is a vigorous, rapid growing, evergreen climbing vine which bears its first crop 18 months alter planting, producing large quantities of glistening purple fruits about the size of a hen's egg. These fruits are exceedingly fragrant and may be eaten fresh or used with delicious results in in- numerable products, including jams, jellies, soft drinks, ice cream, wine, champagne and candies. Passion vines should be grown on strong trellises, and if planted com- mercially are spaced about 10 by 10 feet. The vines are hardy, are damaged only by severe frosts, and will do well in any good well drained soil. It is important to secure a good strain, and the seeds from which our plants are grown are taken from the largest fruiting type and heaviest bearing vines to be found in this State. Plants in gallon containers 50c each, $4.50 per 10; 4-inch pots, 35c each, $2.50 per 10. — 10 —

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