The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-29
Products of the California
Forests That Have Been
Transplanted.
a BUDDING GROVE OF GIANTS
Growing Hundreds Of Sequoias to
Rival Those of the Gala.
veras Grove.

There seems to be an impression that in
Golden Gate Park but little attention is
paid to the cultivation of those forest Won
ders that have attracted the attention OF
travellers from all parts of the world, who
have visited California. a visit to that
unfrequented part OF the park called the
nursery, which is at the southeastern end
OF the main park and WITHIN sight of all
who take the broad gauge to the Cliff, will
dispel that impression.
This is spot OF several acres, where are
propagated the various trees, shrubs and
Towering plants that in time are trans
| ferred to the park to delight the senses of
sight and smell. There are but few of the
many thousands who visit the people S
pleasure ground and admire the many va
rieties OF varihued flowers and the many
shaded foliages who ever give moments
thought to the labor required TO produce
them as they are, and they are few, in
deed, Who give thoughtto the master
mind that directs the preparation growth
and arrangement of that which is thing
OF beauty and Joy while it lasts, for
plants bloom to-day and die tomorrow
and have to be replaced by others of other
if not of the same variety.
The one who is entitled TO the credit of
having converted thousands OF acres of
sand dunes on which grew the wild lupin,
the California lockwood, the fascinating
but poisonous shrub called poison ook and
the stunted scrub oak into a veritable
paradise for the benefit of the masses is
John McLaren, the superintendent, who
besides being possessed Of extraordinary
executive ability, which enables him TO
direct the many matters that demand his
attention, is an enthusiast as to al bOr-
culture and Horticulture.
ut has been my purpose" said the
superintendent a few days since, when
seen in the nursery where he was giving
orders as to the disposition of number OF
young trees that had just been received,
ITO have growing within the limits of the
park every kind of tree and Towering
shrub that grows in the State, and with
that idea in view l have set out arboriums
or places in which collection of trees one
of each kind is cultivated. This collection
of trees that you see piled up here is one
that has just been received from the high
Sierras. They come from a point about
1900 feet above the level of the sea-"
Turning TO the foreman in charge of the
nursery he gave directions as to the kind
of soil in which these trees should be
placed, and also as to protection from
wind and sun. "They are hardy fellows"
said the superintendent, but they require
some attention in order to put them in
condition Tor transplanting to points
where they will grow to the height OF for
est trees. Here" and ne pointed to bed
in the open in which were vigorously
growing hundreds of little trees, that, to
ore uncultured in the art of tree growing,
look like mass of very small pines, 'are
number OF Sequoia gigantea, or the Cal
ifornia big trees"
The plants are but few inches high,
but if, when they are transplanted and
laid out as a forest, they shall grow up TO
the size of those that have excited so much
comment, they viii produce a grove that