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TROPICAL FRUITS
FOR
CALIFORNIA

FEIJOA SELLOWIANA
THE PINEAPPLE GUAVA

FEIJOA—NATURAL SIZE

A FINE SYMMETRICAL AVOCADO TREE AT PUERLITO,
MEXICO.
A single fruit of this tree will make a meal for a man.

THE CUACUALIATE OR BONETE TREE,
THIS IS A COARSE MEXICAN FRUIT EATEN ONLY BY INDIANS WHO
TRY IT IN SEASON.

NEW FRUITS TO LOWER COST
OF LIVING

By
CHARLTON LAWRENCE EDHOLM

THE scientific replenishing of
the nation's larder by such
methods as intensive cultivation, expert
management of agricultural lands,
reclamation of waste areas and the intro-
duction of new foods to
take the place of those
which are becoming too
expensive for the average
man's pocket
will help to solve
the question of the
cost of living.
Among the less
expensive foods which
may be profitably cultivated in this country
are some of the sub-tropical fruits
which form an important item in the
bill-of-fare of our
neighbors to the south,
and plans have been made,
and carried out
to a considerable extent,
to popularize these
products within our borders.
Of greatest importance among these
fruits is the avocado,
commonly known as
the alligator pear,
which is seen once in a while
on the fruit stands with