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2022 SEEDLIST - NEW ARRIVALS
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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.
OPUNTIA
—Opuntia robusta Spineless. (25) OPUN-208. Packet: $2.50
Large deep red mildly sweet fruits. The young pads make excellent nopales.
Large prickly-pear cactus.
PONCIRUS
—Poncirus trifoliata 'Large Fruited'. (20) PONC-4L. Packet: $2.50
Seed stored moist and refrigerated.
A variety with large fruits to 3 - 4" wide. Probable hybrid origin.
Germinates in 3 - 8 weeks, needs darkness.
ROSA
—Rosa moschata. (15) ROSE-99. Packet: $2.50
'HIMALAYAN MUSK ROSE'. Creamy white 1 1/2 - 2" musk-scented flowers in
large corymbs in April and May. Large deciduous climber. Himalayas to 4000 to
8000 feet. Zone 6.
SALVIA
—Salvia Sclarea var. turkestanica. (40) SALV-77T. Packet: $2.50
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'VATICAN CLARY'. Large white flowers tinged pink, with light bracts, often
almost white. Nice! Zone 4.
—FENNEL Best Bulber. (40) VFEN-BB. Packet: $2.50
"The best we've grown, forms fat juicy bulbs even in hot weather and
does not bolt! Its the only bulbing fennel we've actually been successful
with."—Ben Kamm. One week prechill helps germination.
TOMATO
—Tomato, New Zealand paste. (25) VTOM-NZ. Packet: $2.50
Large pear-shaped tomatoes, green on top. "This tomato makes the
best, darkest sauce! And I dry it!"—Rollings.
NEW ARRIVALS in good quantity:
DISPORUM (di-SPOR-um)
LILIACEAE. Ornamental woodland perennials of N. America and E. Asia. Valued
in the wild garden for their attractive foliage in part shade. Some of the Asian
species are eaten.
—Disporum smithii. (10) DISP-22. Packet: $2.50
10 grams: $7.50
Seed stored moist and refrigerated.
'FAIRY LANTERN'. Whitish inch long drooping bells in clusters of 1 - 5 at
the branch tips, followed by golden yellow berries. Attractive foliage.
Perennial to 1 - 3 feet. Moist coastal Pacific woods. Zone 6.
MAIANTHEMUM (my-AN-the-mum)
LILIACEAE. Low rhizomatous perennials with white flowers. Related to
lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria). Easy in shady places.
—Maianthemum dilatatum. (25) MAIA-12. Packet: $2.50
'BEAD-RUBY'. Tiny white flowers in 2" spikes, followed by golden to red
1/4" berries. Hardy perennial to 4 - 16", with large, heart-shaped 2 -
8" leaves. Moist shady woods, Pacific Northwest to East Asia. The berries
were eaten by the Indians, and the plant was used for a wide variety of
medicinal purposes. Seed germinates in 3 - 5 months warm.
PRUNUS
—Prunus Lyonii. (5) PRUN-76. Packet: $2.50
1/4 Pound: $15.00 (about 14 seeds per ounce)
Fresh seed stored in cold storage.
'CATALINA ISLAND CHERRY'. Maroon to black 1/2 - 1" round cherries with
a large stone, eaten fresh, with fine flavor. Tree or shrub to 10 - 45 feet,
with large 2 - 5" dark green leaves, and spikes of small white flowers in
March to May. Rare species endemic to the Channel Islands off the coast of
California. The fruits were prized by the Indians, who also ate the large,
nut-like kernel after leaching and boiling. Zone 8, and probably hardy to 0° -
10°F. Germinates in 2 - 5 months, and a prechill may help. May cross with
other species. Young plants have some teeth on the leaves.
—Prunus Persica 'Indian Peach'. (10) PRUN-97. Packet: $2.50
50 seed: $15.00
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Fresh seed stored in cold storage.
'INDIAN CLING PEACH'. Small dusty tan peaches with yellow flesh, very delicious.
Small clingstone pit. Originally from Cherokee lands in North Carolina. Comes
true from seed. Peaches were introduced very early by the Spanish, and spread
among the Indians and taken as their own. Very productive, said to produce the
third year from seed, bearing heavy crops of the small delicious peaches. Plant
on receipt.
—Prunus subcordata. (5) PRUN-130. Packet: $2.50
Fresh seed stored in cold storage.
'MODOC PLUM', 'SIERRA PLUM'. Fragrant white 1/2" flowers in March and
April, followed by edible fruits up to an inch long. Shrub or tree to 20 feet,
with roundish leaves. Northern California. Zone 7. The fruits are eaten fresh,
dried, or in sauces and preserves. Distinctive flavor. "Considered one
of the best native fruits of the Pacific Coast region."—Facciola
SMILACINA (smi-la-SEE-na)
LILIACEAE. Rhizomatous perennials for moist shady places.
—Smilacina racemosa var. amplexicaulis. (50) SMIL-4A. Packet: $2.50
10 grams: $7.50, 50 grams: $15.00
This is moist seed, stored refrigerated.
'FALSE SOLOMON'S SEAL', 'FAT SOLOMON'. Fragrant small starry flowers in
clusters, followed by attractive red berries in late summer. Hardy perennial
with arching stems to 3 feet, forming nice clumps. W. N. America. Zone 4.