Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-04
PLANTS AND SCIoNS.
DISTRIBUTION FROM THE STATE
UNIVERSITY.
Description of New Varieties Rec
commended by Prof Hilgard
After Being Duly Tested.


this STATE, viii be available for distribution
from the University during the present
season. Plants Will not, as rule, be ready
for sending out until abort February LIST,
while seions may, if desired, be sent as
pruning progresses. Applications should
be made at once, and will be filed in the
order in which they are received, emitting,
however, such plants as are known to be
unadapted to the climate of the locality
concerned. Since, moreover, the object OF
the distribution is TO test the adaptation OF
The plants in as many localities as possible,
numerous applications from one and the
same locality cannot be filed unless a sur
plus remains after those from different sec
tons have been supplied
Plants will be forwarded by express. sci
ons By mail unless specially otherwise re-
quested). i'll lots consisting of the number
hereinafter mentioned for each kind, on re-
mittance of 25 cents for each lot of plants,
and 10 cents additional for each additional
lot, to pay expenses of packing, etc. For
Sclons, send 10 cents for each dozen or
dered. Postal notes, payable at the Ber-
kelley Postoftioe, are requested to be sent in
lieu OF stamps whenever practicable. Any
surplus left after sending orders. as far as
possible will be returned to the senders,
deducting letter postage.
PLANTS.
EspartO grass (Stipa tenacissi,aaj. the grass
so extensively used in the Mediterranean
countries for coTdage, baskets, etc, and
lately exported III large quantities as a ma
terial for paper making. 1t grows naturally
on sandy beaches, within reach of salt
water, but will doubtless be found adapted
70 many saline and alkaline lands now I'M
reclaimed or occupied by the common tule
IL should be thoroughly tested in sandy
coast lands southwark of the bay, and in
South California. Ten plants two large and
eight sinalll to each lot.
Black Waffle of Australia Acacia deciT-
rcIasl. \ rapid-growing beautiful acacia
with feathery leaves. and valuable for its
bark e. NimOSa bark }. which is highly
priced as 4 tanning material. See report
of the College Of Agriculture, for 1882, p.
l09). The Black Waffle is best adapted 10
sandy lands. II should be understood that
the tree is only tran3p!anted successfully
when small Our stock is better and
stronger than that offered two years ago
\ quantity of seed still remains un lis
tTibuted, and can be had on application
Lots of ten plants.
Pistachio Nut Piaacia rera) A num-
Der of seedlings OF this tree, which is as
yet comparatively rare in California,
though maniiestly adapted 10 n large part
OF the State, have been grown from seed
imported last year. The Pistachio is nat
tirally a slow grower, and will not become
more than small tree at best. Although
small, these trees should be set out where
ever they are To remain, as they are diff
cult TO transplant when once rooted. owing
20 the nature of the deep going roots AS
the plants are small they, of course, need
tender handling at first. Lots of fiv.
pants.
The Carob tree (Cratoaia saiqual. the
true o." A lgaroba or St. Johns bread of the
Mediterranean region. has been heretofore
recommended for cultivation in the south
ern part of the State, on dry and otherwise
unavailable hillsides, as well as in richer
and moister lands, for the production of
an excellent milk-producing feed. (See re-
port Coll. of Agr. of 1884, page 1907. The
Carob is about as hardy as the orange,
but owing to its drought-resisting qualities,
when once established is destined to have
a much wider range than that tree Four
plants to each. it being necessary to make
sure of having both staminate and pistil-
late trees together.
European or English Oak (QucrcuS robllr).
Last season several thousands of acorns of
this useful timber tree were distributed
throughout the State. Unlike the Ameri-
can oaks, when transplanted to the climate
OF California this tree proves to be a rapid
grower, Unexpectedly resistant to drought,
and promises well as the hardwood timber
tree of the future on the Pacific coast. 1t
is not choice as to soil and location, and
would probably do well both on the noun
tains and in the plains, where the latter are
not too dry. Its success should be ex-
tensively tested Six plants to each
The New Zealand flax, so useful to gar
deners and vineyardists for the purpose of
tying with the ribbons into which
the leaves readily split, and which are
exceedingly strong, is again offered for
distribution. Reports received from
the interior of the E. State point
strongly to the conclusion that the plant is
unadapted 10 the hot interior valleys.
From all coast regions the reports are good.
Although fond of moisture, it is not a
marsh plant and will not succeed in a
swamp. Six plants to the lot.
TheRamie the so-called Chinese grass, of
which the cheap preparation for textile
purposes by machinery seems now to be in
the way of accomplishment, should be
more extensively tested. 1t succeeds ex-
ceedingly well at Berkeley, in heavy adobe,
and is known to do well on sandy soils
Late reports prove that the plant is well
adapted to the greater part OF the State, and
that it will succeed in great variety of
soils. Six plants TO each.
Australian Salt Bush ( 44tripier nuBlpular-
al forage plant adapted to salty and alkali
soils (see Rep. for 1882. p. 40, belonging
To the Lambs quarter group OF plants, is
much liked By cows. We have very con-
flicting reports as TO the usefulness of the
bush as a fodder, some praising it highly,
Others not being satisfied with it. Ten
plants to each lot.
Caper plant Capparis spiaosa, variety
lnermiS) The thornless caper seems to
succeed well. even at Berkele , and would
doubtless do much better in warm loca-
tious where it would not be cut down by
frosts. 1t bears abundantly. and as small
Industry, TO be carried on by children, its
cultivation would doubtless pay.
Coffee tree-( C96ed ardJica). To expert
msHt with this tender plant will be useless
for any but those situated in the most
favored localities as regards exemption
from frost. 1t will only succeed where the
frosts are very slight and of short duration,
such as the tomato will endure. We think
that such localities may be found in the
extreme southern counties. The plants
We're grown from seed imported from one
Of the mountain plantations in Guatemala.
Five plants To each.
Resistant stocks-A limited number of
rooted cuttings of iajS Arj7onicd are offered
for trial as resistant stocks in vineyards in
tested by the phylloxera. Five plants to
each.
CUTTINGS AND scIoNs.
Cuttings of the Huasco grape, from Chile.
producing the splendid raisins exported
from that country. This grape has ripened
in different parts of the State, on crafts dis
tributed by this institution. 1t seems in
many respects to be identical with the
Muscat of Alexandra, but has fewer seeds
and robust habit of growth
Scions of the following named varieties
may be had on application, as stated above
Our collection of pears is very good and
the quality of many of our winter fruits
especially, excellent; but the presence Of
the summer fogs has the tendency to give
them a russell surface-a tendency being
more and more pronounced every wear.
Hence they have never attracted a great
deal of attention ut the various fairs where
they have been shown. 4 different climate
will change this the. first season. As re-
CARDS the pear fungus Tor scabl, so severe
last season, it has this year done but little
damage here, as IN other loo .lities; but we