California Avocado Society
1942 Yearbook
Volume 27

Table of Contents

REPORTS ON VARIETIES AND SEEDLINGS

 

27. Aguacates de China
    Wilson Popenoe
    
    
13. Report of the Variety Committee—Annual Meeting, May 1942
    
    
18. Registration of Seedling Avocados
    
    
21. New Florida Varieties
    
    
23. Distribution of Varieties as Delivered to Calavo Growers in 1942
    
    
24. Variety Trends
    
    
25. Notes on 75 Puebla Seedlings
    Professor Wm. T. Home
    
    
26. Environmental Adaptability of Avocado Varieties
    Marvin B. Rounds
    

EXPERIMENTS AND RESEARCH REPORTS

33. The Nitrogen Requirement of the Avocado Tree in California
    Professor Robert W. Hodgson
    
    
36. Progress Report on Avocado Breeding
    Dr. W. E. Lammerts
    
    
41. Effect of the Removal of Seed Coats on Avocado Seed Germination
    E. R. Eggers
    
    
56. Anatomy of the Avocado Fruit
    Katherine Cummings and C. A. Schroeder
    
    
48. Leaf Sap Concentration and Cold Resistance in the Avocado
    Dr. F. F. Halma
    
    
68. The Avocado Mite of California, A New Species
    E. A. McGregor
    
    
54. Woody Avocado Fruits
    C. A. Schroeder
    
    
85. Preliminary Studies on Modified Air Storage of the Fuerte Avocado Fruit
    Dr. J. B. Biale
    
    
107. Pollen Germination in the Avocado
     C. A. Schroeder
     
     
65. Pliofilm in the Preservation of Florida Avocados
    A. L. Stahl and P. J. Vaughan
    
    
45. An Avocado Venture in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas
    J. Eliot Coit

GENERAL INDUSTRY ARTICLES

76. "Parity" and "Comparable" Prices on Avocados
    Edward E. Tuttle
    
    
86. Avocado Production Cost and Efficiency Analysis, With Sixth Annual Summary for San Diego County.
    
    
97. Marketing Comments
    George B. Hodgkin
    
    
72. Avocado Men Go A-Visiting
    Jack Shepherd
    
    
43. The Place of Avocados in the National Nutrition Program
    Delphine Dawson
    
    
119. Avocado Literature
     Dr. Ira J. Condit
     
     
69. Handling Avocado Orchard Soils
    Marvin B. Rounds
    
    
108. Paying Tricks in Picking Avocados
     Arthur R. Chenoweth
     
     
110. The Avocado Outlook
     George B. Hodgkin

OTHER SUBTROPICAL FRUITS

120. Registration of Subtropical Fruits
     
     
113. Our Research Program on Minor Subtropical Fruits
     Professor R. W. Hodgson
     
     
116. Subtropical Fruit Statistics
     
     
122. The Cherimoya in Argentina
     Ing. Hernando de Irmay
     
     
116. Extending Guava Culture to California
     Dr. H. J. Webber
     
     
117. The Guava in South Africa
     Phyllis E. Reim

IN FOREIGN LANDS

99. Mexican Avocado Exploration
    Albert C. Adams
    
    
71. Present State of Cultivation of Avocados in the Argentine Republic
    Ing. Hernando de Irmay

THE SOCIETY

6. Officers and Directors
   
   
7. Past Presidents
   
   
8. Awards of Honor
   
   
9. Program of the 27th Annual Meeting
   
   
125. 27th Annual Meeting of Members
     
     
124. Annual Report of President James G. France
     
     
127. Resolutions
     
     
129. Annual Banquet at Hotel Del Mar
     
     
10. Avocado Growers Institute and Field-Day

IN MEMORIAM

103. Carl V. Newman
     
     
105. Eulalia Belle Alger

ILLUSTRATIONS

Frontispiece: Wilson Popenoe

11. In Appreciation
    
    
103. Carl V. Newman
     
     
104. Eulalia Belle Alger
     
     
30. Carl B. Schmidt
    
    
73. Avocado Growers at Mitchell Gardens, Montecito
    
    
46. Jalna Avocado Tree near Mercedes, Texas.
    
    
41. Effect of Seed Coat Removal on Germination
    
    
28. Original Puerte Avocado Tree; July 1942
    
    
37. Use of Screen to Prevent Insect Pollination
    
    
66. Effect of Pliofilm on Storage of Lula Avocados
    
    
75. Avocado Packing-House of Calavo Growers at Vista
    
    
131. MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
     
     
136. Advertisements