St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-01-31
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.


eight hours time is not an unusual
thing
THE GARDEN OF EDEN.
But there are other things than an
cquahle temperature that make Cali
tornia attractive. The mildness of the
climate renders things possible here for
the MASSES that only few wealthy
ones can enjoy ut the East. California
eNcclS i'll its fruits. Ii is the very gar
den of Eden. 1t grows "evervthing
| that Is pleasant To the eye and good for
food. Fruit is the commont>t and
cheapest article III the market. Straw
berries are for sale nine months of the
year not Il few weeks, as at the East .
Grapes of every variety grow III the
richest abundance. IIamhurg>. Mala-
gas. MuScatcllc>. and every other choice
kind are in the market up to Christ
mas. They retail from ten to twenty
cents Il pound. although millions of
pounds are sold To the wine makers at
one cent Il pound. and even at IL less
price. one wine manufacturer of this
city worked up four million pounds of
the last vintage at Los Angeles -(pro-
n"unced Locr An-ieh-lez, with accent
on first syllahle.)
California grows the best pears and
the largest | ever saw. Some of the
larger ones are simply mOnstrouS not
good for eating, but make an attrac-
tive advertisement hanging about Il
fruit stand. They are about the size
and shape of summer squash. The
apples of this country are large, very
fair. and good until about Christmas
time, but will not keep. Most of the
winter apples come from Oregon. The
fruit Is free from the great apple pest
of the east worms. | have not seen Il
w"rmy apple i'll this state, although |
have examined IL good many. There
are some very extensive peach orchards
Ill the vicinity, and it does the eyes
good t" look uhon the thrittincss of the
trees. although have been unable vet
to test the fruit.
| have spoken only of some of the
more common fruits raised here. Cali
tOrnIa grows almost all the tropical
fruits as well as those of the temper
ate zones. Oranges, lemons, lines, figs.
ralSinS. almonds, walnuts. etc, are il
few oT the many things found in the
markets here grown upon her own soil
VEGETABLES, AND THE WAY THEY
GROW
This coast is almost as remarkable
for its vegetables as for its fruits and
flowers. Unlike most other parts of the
country, here are freshivegetables there
the year round. There is a succession
kept up in the market gardens similar
to the way peas are planted with you.
In riding yesterday saw men plant
ing potatoes and digging turnips in the
same field. New potatoes are in mar
ket at Thanksgiving time, and are
found there until the following July.
Besides new potatoes, there are now in
the market new peas, beans, spinach,
caulitiower and asparagus. As there is
no winter here, potatoes can be planted
in October as well as May. They have
more rapid manner of planting pota-
toes than in Vermont. A furrow is
drawn around an unplowed field, when
the seed is dropped in the open furrow
and the next time ronund with the
pillow covers it. Potatoes are ONLY
planted i'll every other furrow, the one
between being left for space between
the rows. Potatoes are generally of
good quality i'll this state. and like ev-
cry thing else. grow to great size.
NO CHECKS TO RAPID GROWTH.
Another attractive feature of Califor-
mia growing out of its climate, is the
spontaneity and rapidity with which
all vegetable and animal life grows and
comes to maturity. There is no dead