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NEW ARRIVALS - Last updated 30 April

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ANNONA
—Annona Cherimola. (5) ANNO-6. Packet: $3.00
'CHERIMOYA', 'CUSTARD APPLE'. Delicious light green fruits with creamy white flesh tasting of pineapple/banana, weighing from 12 - 32 ounces. Small subtropical tree to 25 feet, with 1" flowers with a fruity fragrance. Oval, pointed 4 - 10" leaves. Andes. Hardy to about 25°F, can be grown in California and Florida, and can be trained on trellises like grapes. Hand pollinate for best fruit set.

BURSERA (BUR-ser-a)
BURSURACEAE. Deciduous tropical American trees.
—Bursera fagaroides. (5) BURS-76. Packet: $5.00
'COPAL', 'ELEPHANT TREE'. Small tree to 20 feet, with a thick swollen trunk and papery peeling bark. Tiny flowers followed by purple-green berries. Deserts of México. Zone 9. The fragrant resin is used as incense, with a sweet citrusy scent. Good fall color, then dormant until hot weather returns. Good as bonsai, and outdoors in southern Arizona. Germinates in 2 - 3 weeks warm.
—Bursera odorata. (5) BURS-60.  Packet: $5.00
'TOROTE BLANCO', 'COPAL'. Small tree to 10 feet, with a swollen caudiciform trunk with golden peeling bark. Yellow flowers and pinnate leaves. North México. Sweet balsamic sap used as incense.

CARICA (KAR-i-ka)
CARICACEAE. Small, fast-growing tropical 'trees' (actually giant herbs) prized for their delicious fruits. Forms a single trunk topped with striking, deeply cut palmate leaves, and are sometimes grown as annual bedding plants for the unusual, bold foliage display. Grow outdoors in Southern California and the warm South, or in the greenhouse in the North. Germination irregular, keep warm and they will pop up in 2 - 24 weeks or so.
C. Papaya Varieties:
'PAPAYA'. Fast growing small trees to 5 - 25 feet, bearing melon-like fruits ranging from a pound to over 35 pounds. Can bear in 12 - 18 months from seed in warm climates, giving their best crops in 3 or 4 years. Usually dioecious, needing both male and female trees to give fruit, but bisexual kinds exist. The luscious fruits contain the enzyme papain, which aids digestion, many digestive disorders having been cured by their regular consumption. The fruits and leaves are added to meat while cooking as a tenderizer. The seeds have a hot, mustard-like flavor, are sometimes ground as a spice, and have medicinal uses. Rope has been made from the bark. The leaves have been smoked as a tobacco substitute.
Easy from seed which germinates best when at least 6 months old or so - fresh seed is dormant. Soak in warm water 1 - 2 days, plant 1/4 - 1/2" deep in light, sandy soil, to sprout in 1 - 4 months at warm temperatures. Give plenty of air to prevent damping off. Plant in well-drained rich soil. Dwarf kinds can be grown in large tubs in the greenhouse. Warm soil is a must if grown outdoors. Can withstand a few degrees of frost, but hates cold, wet soil.
—Carica Papaya 'Brazilian'. (15) CARI-3B. Packet: $2.50
Good-tasting variety from Brazil. Zone 9 - 10.
—Carica Papaya 'Large Mexican'. (15) CARI-3B. Packet: $2.50
Mild tasting fruit that weigh several pounds.

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