Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-05-09
Wonderful Vegetation from Monte Vista

Yesterday evening our office was in
vaded by Judge Llndley of Monte
Vista, who piled into the sanctum
about a hundred weight of vegetation,
in the shape of cornstalks, pumpkin
vines, potatoes, tomatoes, etc. These
productions were grown without any
irrigation, and We consider these spe-
cimens as the highest recommends
ton Monte Vista could have. The
articles themselves are on exhibition
at the door of the HERALD Office, and
the following letter tells all about
them: CES Wa5A
EDITOR HERALD: Herewith / for
ward you package of several things
numbered:
No. is a fig--a fair specimen of
the ripe blue fig-the first at Monte
Vista.
NO. 2 consists of potatoes, which
have had hard time-planted very
deep when rain was not expected,
four days before the twelve-inch rain
in January long time coming-were
sickly-tOok new root late near the
surface-you can test the quality
quantity not large. All doubts are re-
moved as to the production of Irish
potatoes on this slope; try the little
lot / send you. ...4
No. 3 is a sample of sweet corn that
was planted at the same time and
depth as the potatoes; most of the
lot rotted; some came sickly, but like
the potatoes, took new roots at the
surface and you see the result.
The Southern slope of the Cahuenga
range is great growing region being
absolutely frostless in the hardest
Winter, and is capable of bringing
string beans and roasting ears to ma
turity in the early part of April.
Beans and corn by the valley STAN
dard, would be ''well advanced if
out of the ground four to twelve in
ches high at that date. You will
excuse this connection or adj
dition, as it is not for Monte Vista
alone, but for beautiful section of the
country which has been neglected, or
| rather not understood and appreci-
| ated.
No. 4 is a hill of corn planted on
| driest land about the 7th of March,
when the ground appeared so dry that
| had but little hopes of its sprouting.
1t has not had drop of rain on it
since, except light shower last night
you will see it is 81 feet from the
root to the end of the leaf. 1t waters
itself copiously every night from the
dew or fog. ..
No. is stalk of corn 81 feet from
root to end of leaf, planted fourteenth
of March.
! No. 6 is a squash vine six feet long,
| planted the l4th of March.
No. lis Dent corn planted same with
No. 3, and feet high.
No. is a musk melon vine in bios.
som. Four water melons also.
| No. is cucumber vine in bios
som.
No. 10 is beet, sown broadcast with
the barley in November, as was the
corn taken to you by Mr.. Potts. BY
the way, that corn grew without cultl-
vation, and although imperfect in the
ear aud of small kind, it demonstrated
absenceIof frost (which it was intended
for) and also what can be done by good
cultivation.
All of this Is on an apparently dry
mountain side. How do these samples
of corn compare with Mr.. Longstreet' s.
He caused me to send these samples
as the Rural Press says that he has thu
best corn in the county, so though
to send yon the second best.
No. IL is tomato vine in blossom
planted in January. These thing
may be of some public service in di
recling attention to this Southern
slope Of the Cahuenga range.
G.. LINDLEY.