Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-06
THE RIVERSIDE CITRUS PAIR.

We some time since, Wnen announcing Gilo |
time of holding the Riverside Citrus Fair,
promised our readers that, as we had no
doubt many of them felt lively interest in
this exhibition, as we ourselves did, we should
watch it closely and give them such an ac-
count of it as would convey to them many
valuable hints in the cultivation of citrus
fruits. We are now enabled to redeem our
promise in part as the Press and HorticuLt-
1yfst comes to us filled with interesting par
ticulars of the fair. The fair opened on
Tuesday, the 25th of February, and contin-
ued two days, and FROM the general account
was decided success as a show and a prac-
teal study for those who went to learn. The
exhibition, though Gale 1 citrus fair, in
cluded raisins, fgs and olives, Zante
currants, almopls, prunes, lime juice,
orange mar halade, pulverized lemons,
and various other articles of home manufac-
ture from the citrus fruits. The premiums
offered embraced large range of merits or
excellences in various forms. The first
premium offered was for the best display of
citrus fruits grown by one exhibitor in the
counties of San Diego, Los Angeles, Ventura
and Santa Barbara. The exhibitions made
for this premium occupied about one-third of
all space devoted to the fair, and the entries
for it were made by Geo. G. Swan, of San
Diego Albert C. Clark, of Orange, Los An
geIes county, and S. Richardson, of San
Gabriel, Los Angeles county. The COM
mittee awarded this premium to George C.
Swan, of San Diego. 1t will be remembered
that MIR. Swan obtained the first premium
at our last State Fair for the largest
and best display of semi-tropical fruits.
The committee, however, in their report,
said if Mr.. Clark had exercised greater care
in the selection of his fruit, they had no
doubt they would have been justified in Civ
ing him the preference. Though there was
premium offered for the best display of
citrus fruits grown in the State north of
Los Angeles and Santa Barbara there were
no entries for the premium. Right here we
desire to say that this fact should not be
taken by our friends of Southern California
as an evidence that there are no localities
north of the counties named that could not
have made creditable display. While we
in Central California did not enter into the
cultivation of citrus fruits early enough to
exhibit very extensive collections, yet Sacra-
mento or Marysville, or even some locali-
ties as far north as Butte county,
could have exhibited oranges that
would have compared very favorably
in their exhibition, and we expect in time to
prove this fact to them, by placing our pro-
ducts beside theirs at our State Fairs, and
maybe some future Citrus Fair at Riverside.
OF course, our Riverside friends will rejoice
at such success bYus just as heartily as wei now
rejoice that they are succeeding so admirably.
There were three competitors for the best
display of citrus fraits grown by one person
in the county of San Bernardino, and Messrs.
Shugart and Waite were awarded first pre-
MUM. For the premiums offered for the best
budded orange wherevergrown there were fifty
entries, including the following named varieties
of oranges: Mediterranean Sweet, DuR oi,
large st. Michael small st. Michael, Keller's
Best, Konah Naval, Acapulco, Chinese Dwarf,
Mandarin, Roses Best, Bouquet, Washing
ton Naval, Naval on orange root, Naval ON
lemon root, Konah on orange root, Konah on
China or lemon root, Acapulco on China
lemon root, Malta Blood on China lemon root,
Chuchupin on China lemon root, Mediterra-
mean Sweet on orange root, Malta Blood on
orange root, Pischon's Best on orange root,
O. I i
Michael on China lemon root small ST.
Michael on orange root, small st. Michael
on China lemon root, Rio, small or paper
rind st. Michael, budded Mission on orange
guerine, Wilson's Best. There were many
duplicates of the same varieties by different
parties, but the above we believe were all the
varieties grown on different roots as tests.
The committee awarded the first premium to
w. G. Kimball, of San Diego, for Naval
orange, and the second premium to
A. P Coombs, of Riverside, for a
Du Roi orange. The committee failed to
state what roots these oranges were grown
upon, whether orange or lemon, but as
1t is not stated we presume they were
both grown on the orange root
For the premiums offered for the best seed
ling orange there were sc entries and Sc
specimens. The names of varieties were not
given at all, as, of course, these could not be
known. As many of our readers are grow
ing more or less seeding oranges and trees,
and are interested especially in this branch of
the business, we will give here the report of
the committee in full, and we call special at
tention to the remark of the committee on
some Panama oranges presented to them for
comparison with the California grown
Your committee had placed before them
tblrty-six specimens of oranges selected from
all the exhibits of the Seeding orange in the
hall each orange had a number given it by
which number 1t was only known to the COM
mlttee. Among so many oranges, from which
the committee were expected to select the
best two, we found difficult task. We need
not assure you that the presence of all our
discrimination was required in our attack
upon the luscious fruit. The oranges were
cut and tasted, at first with vigor. after
wards more sparingly, until the end was
reached, and it was found after our ar
duous labors that to the orange known
to us as IA your committee would
award the first premium, and the orange
numbered and lettered 1Sb we selected as
the second best, for the second premium.
One thing particularly was noticed by your
committee, that the largest oranges were not
the sweetest or best favored also that some
had been longer from the trees than others,
which prevented the committee from getting
at the equal merits of the fruit. We would
suggest ten days picking of the orange be-
fore being exhibited as a good rule to adopt
We had presented to us for comparison some
oranges from Panama, and their insipidity
removed the flavor of the oranges we tested
from time to time, and in this way we were
glad to have them-to freshen us in our at
tacks. No. is Seeding, grown by I. w.
Cover. of Riverside. No. Is is Seeding,
grown by G.. w. Garcelon, of Riverside
The next premiums were offered for the