The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-20


the year as needed in each city, thus pro-
vldlng market for many times as much
fruit as is now consumed.
Apricot trees always point their best
branches toward the ocean, and the land
ward limbs bend up and endeavor to reach
in the same direction. The apricot loves
the coast breeze.
The longevity and productiveness of
cherry trees in California is noticeable.
DR.. Trip of WOodside, San Mateo County.
has cherry trees forty years DID, still full
OF yigor and bearing freely.
Study the peculiarities of a section before
you plant trees. Costly mistakes are often
made that might have been avoided. The
soil is so diversified that a tree which
thrives upon one farm might not thrive
upon the farm adjoining.
1t Is the extreme Of heat or cold which
Injuries or kills fruit trees. 1t is the rela-
tive distribution of heat over the seasons
that counts. The absence of extreme heat
and extreme cold makes Santa Clara
County the typical section.
In planting, the tree should be placed
with the same side toward the sun as was
exposed TO the sun in the nursery. If the
roots OF the young tree grow more TO one
side than the other, place the strongest
roots toward the prevailing wind.
Olive oil produced in sections where the
summer heat is excessive is thick, deep
tinted and greasy" and is not easily
kept. Oil made from olives grown in
Santa Clara County clears very quickly, is
light, clean and of delicate flavor
Walnut trees thrive best along the coast,
in a rich but friable soil. They produce
crops when in full bearing, worth from
5000 to $3.50 per acre. The largest walnut
grown is the A Biiou, but it is a shy bearer.
The PrapnaS.tnrIpnS haar RI nj
very choice variety.
The peach root Is a favorite stock for
budding apricots upon. 1t gives the tree
quick growth and early fruiting, and the
peach rod is not generally attacked by the
gopher. For deep, rich, well-drained
loamy soils, the apricot on its own root
makes magnificent tree.
Some mistakes may be corrected or over
come; but planting an orchard of poor
trees on unsuitable land is not one of them
1t Is far better to plant one OF the right
KIND IN the right place and then give it
proper care than to plant 100 sickly trees
on poor land to be neglected later on
a writer truly states that tree planters
must avail themselves of the helps of times,
SUCH as horticultural reading and the ex-
perience of others; they must take the
time to not only experiment but look up
the conditions of success and of failure in
their respective neighborhoods.
The old black Mission fig grows very
thrifty along the foothills on the eastern
side OF the San Joaquin Valley, and will
thrive even in some of the dryest places if
cultivated and cared for the first few years.
Hogs fatten quickly when fed figs, and
there IS much pasture land that might
prohtably be planted with tigs.
The advantages of the horticultural in
dustry to the State can hardly be enumer-
ated. 1t increases the income per capita.
and largely increases the assessment roll
as whole. 1t is home making industry.
and gives to many residents in the country
advantages heretofore enjoyed only by
residents OF the city-together with MANY
not characteristic of city life
The San Diego Chamber of Commerce
has published pamphlet concerning San
Diego and Its resources, in which it is
stated that there are upward of 5000, 900
fruit trees in the county, of which 800, 900
are orange, and 100000 are lemon trees.
The acreage in the district about San
Diego Bay is given as follows: Bearing,
1852 acres; not yet old enough to bear, 65f3
acres.
The Los Angeles Times states that DR..
M. S. Jones of Santa Ana has an orange
that ripens about the same time other
oranges do, but that will hang on the tree
till August, and remain there solidly, and
be in perfect condition to ship Just at the
time when oranges are scarce. It ought to
be valuable variety if it has other good
features.
The Goblin moth is a pretty insect, with
brownish wings, shaded like watered silk.
and is numerous in midsummer. when it
flies into open windows of houses in the
evening. 1t lays its eggs in the blossom
ends of the fruit at this time, and the
worms, Matching out, eat their way into
the core of the fruit, where they are SO
often found. The worms leave the trees
in the fall and crawl into the crevices of
the bark or other hiding places, and there
form their hght-brown cocoons, in which