The herald., 1895-08-19

one-half tons; one acre, four years old,
five tons; thirtytwo trees. three and five
years old three and one-fourth tons, etc.
The prices are about the same as for
apricots.
The nectarine, delicious fruit, grows
under similar conditions to the apricot.
FINE APPLES.
Apples do well in the higher mountain
valleys. where they get a touch of frost
in winter, and near the coast, where the
summers are cool. Around Julian, in
the San Diego mountains, is a celebrated
apple prod ucing section also at Lompoc,
in Santa Barbara county. Good prices
are obtained for apples. A yield Of twenty
five tons from three acres of ten-year-uld
trees in Los Angeles county is reported,
the fruit selling at cents a pound, which
is equivalent to $500 per acre. The cost
OF production was only 5000.
Pears of many varieties succeed well
throughout Southern California, but are
not grown largely for export, though be.
ing produced to supply the local market.
which takes them at good prices, espe-
cially for the winter varieties.
FRUITS OF THE TROPICS.
few bananas are ripened in sheltered
localities. There might be many more
grown in the frostless belts. They retail
here, most of the time, q. 20 to 30 cents a
dozen.
The Japanese persim m On il an improve
ment on the eastern fruit. 1t is extern
sively grown here in gardens. and enough
is grown to supply the local market. a
car load was shipped from Santa Barbara
a short time ago.
The loquat, or Japanese plum, is an
other Japanese fruit which grows on
handsome evergreen tree. The fruit has
an agree bic sub-acid flavor and makes
fine Jelly.
Mulberries grow we'll here, but are not
extensively cultivated.
The date palm grows every where and
rirens its fruit in the warmer. interior
valleys So far it has only been grown
eXperimentally or for ornament.
The pineapple is being grown success
fully. on small scale. in San Diego.
The pomegranate is seen at all our fruit
stores in winter. 1t grows either as a tree
or half wild as hedge. its beautiful scar
let blossoms being very ornamental.
The cherimoyer. or custard apple. Pc
culiar semi-tropic fruit. is grown to some
extent around Santa Barbara and Los An
geles, also in other sheltered localities.
Watermelons and muskm elons yield
enormous crops. grow to mammoth size
and fruit from early summer until late IN
the winter. Melons weighing over fifty
pounds are common, AMI they some
times weigh more than twice as much.
One grower near Los Angeles estimated
that watermelons at Is cents dozen pay
him better than potatoes at 81 sack.
The following shows when the various
fruit. of Southern California can be
gathered fresh:
Oranges-All the year.
Lemons-All the year.
Limes-All the year.
Figs-July to Christmas.
AlmOnuS-Oct cher
Apples-July to November.
Pears-July to November.
Grapes--July to December.
Peaches-July to Christmas.
Appicots-June to September.
Plums and prunes-June to Septorn ber.
japanese persimmons-Novemb Der and
Decemb ber.
Guavas Nearly all the year.
Loquats-May and June.
Stra wberries- Nearly all the year.
Raspberries-Junet to January.
fredericksburg to September.
Currants-May and June.
Watermelons-July to December.
Mulberries-July to December.
Nectarines-h
Olives-Decem Der and January.
Pomesranates-Septe ber and Deem
ber.
Quinces-October to December.
1he cost OF fruit trees varies from one