Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-23
ORNAMENTING STREETS.
The Question of Planting Sour Orange
Other Eyerpreen Trees

other Evergreen Trees.
The sour orange of Florida is beautiful
tree for our street curbs. 1t is nor an I'M
known quantity here, for in few instances
it has been among us but it has been dug
uD and cast into the fire because it did not
bring forth good fruit. 1t is represented to
be tree of rapid growth for an evergreen.
Its foliage and fruit are in appearance like
the sweet orange, therefore it is beautiful
twelve months in the year. The contrast
of dark green leaves and golden spheres are
as attractive by their contrast in summer as
IN winter, for its leaves never shed, and its
fruit never falls to such an extent as to
leave the tree bare. When the streets of
Sacramento shall be planted with sour
orange and palm, then shall we show to
the world that we have tropical climate.
We who live here know the truth, but
strangers that come here must see the evil
dence to believe. Sacramento now has the
opportunity TO act. -Four trees on a full lot
'front.' Is all that is necessary. The cost of
tree and the planting will not exceed 81
per tree, The trees can be planted between
any that now stand, and after two or three
years the old trees can be cut out and used
IN the kitchen stove at a profit.
1t remains to be seen upon what street.-The
people Will act first in the matter, or
whether they will act in unison this sea-
son. Fourteen blocks on II street-from
Sixth to Twentieth-at seventeen trees per
block each side, would require 476 trees.
What transformation would be made in
ID street by the change from its present
shade trees TO the sour orange or other de-
slrable trees having green foliage in the
winter. We now have sycamore, walnut,
elm, locust, maple, eucalyptus, Carolina
and Lombard pOplars-all except eucalvp-
tus, being deciduous. What is true of II
street is of all streets, yet it is probable that
that II street will rank more favorable
than most, for quality of shade trees. Let
any property owner consider what this city
may be in the future if harmonious action
is taken in this matter at once. There is
no doubt that Sacramento, with its unsur-
passed richness of soil, and its thermal
climate, can in few years be made the
| most beautiful city in its ornamental trees
in the whole wide world. The spot upon
which Sacramento stands was, il state
OF nature, one OF the garden spots of the
earth. Nature and the location have given
US great opportunities. All we are required
| to do is to plant judiciously. Shall we and
will we do it?
Many residents of H street have been
COdsulteu anu nave all answered 1aVOra0iy.
Many have said they will plant the sour
orange this season if any are to be had
The street will be thoroughly canvassed
and all will have an opportunity to say
yes or no.
We cannot avoid little mud in winter :;
1t is an accompaniment of rich soil, but it
can be remedied with gravel. Barren soil
does not get muddy; muddy soil can be
cured with gravel, as that makes soil bar
rem. As We have the best location as to
soil and climate, let us improve our oppor-
tunltIes: let so many orange trees be en-
gagged that two carloads will be used in
stead of one. The orange tree will be as
| cheap as any good deciduous tree, and is as
hardy as walnut" On next Saturday
at the Improvement Association rooms, a
| report of the cost OF trees by the carload
will be made. Let all interested attend and
help to work up this matter. H.