The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-01-18
CALIFC RNIA WONDERS.
Hinge Pumpkins. Squashe<, Cssl,ba-~'
Wafermelons and Vines.

Huge Pumpkins. Sguashe<. Cslybas~s.
Waterm-lons and Vines.
1--WE have some big things in CALIFORNIA;. -
said l.. German of Les Angeles -Df
course you have heard Of the. hig grapevine
at Santa Barbara. which covers three
acres. Then there is the MONSTER rose.
bush at Sapta Rosa. 1t grew Ten an enor-
NOUS height and completely covered the
house where it grew. During my life
time here in California | hav. handIesl
SGuashes running all the way from 80 t.,
3W pounds each WatermeIous I nav.
seen weighing from - to 1ss, pnInd.
Beets are frequently known on this r,,asi
weighing all the way from ~ tn -
San Rafael which weighed about 81
pounds. Fast fall | saw three ONIONS tI.e
aggregate of which was nearly :, pounds.
In the Pomona valley | have known af
onions weighing from ~, TN 81. petipIs
Tomato vines frequently grow ~ ar T.
feet across. anil have oftrn Sren rasi-
i<fes that looketl like big tTIrIiips-
II have seen specimens ef tn" Hum
boIdt county p,,tato which we;:-irr'I from
= to ; pounds. 1t is not ut ail uIHlSIIaI tG'
see cabbages weighing from -, :" .,
pounds. Some years ago Il Mr.. FoX-. he
lived down in the santa 1.rIIz mountains.
raised carrot of the white Belgian Va
rietF which weighed about ~ BouTsis-
1T was the biggest carrht on rpcor.i. The
largest pears that come to the San Fran
cisco market are what they call pound
pears. but I have seen them weighing 2'2
pounds.
At Kelsey'S orchard. near Santa Bar-
bara. is Il remarkable plum Tree, known
az the japan plum, which was planted II
1876. The fruit is heart-ShapesI and 0f j
rich yellow color. The plumS are FRI.
qnentIy from = tn ~ inches in eircun
ference In Los Angeles Fl. T.. BarkeI
displays a rose hush whirh has reached d
height of III feet. tTrIfted upon e.
branches are " varieties ef rsssss- 'fhs
parent stalk is II years of aga- The
stalk Il few inches above the ground - :
inches in circumference. r. H. Shaw ri
Ontari" Recently discovered Hu appIe t'f"~-
SOM ON one Of the trees in hrs arrhsrsl
which rcsemhled n lar.., size rs'st'- IIi.'a~
ureS ~, inches; in circumference. aU'i y
what may he called u serursd rrssp hinS
SOM An ordinary applc binSsom CONFIRMS
: petals. while this on. has ~ or ~
The big grapevine at NnHrecitn. n".5F
Santa Barbara. is ffmnus The vine WIS
planted about 4e years ag" The rr:FpeS
are Of the. Mission variety. Tn" Fstr..uf
stalk is 46 inrheS i'm CIRCUMFERENCE ans
foot from the ground. WHERE u essm.
menceS to branch. three feet from tks
ground it's circumference is 80 IIsehrss
The vine yielded four and Il half t.Er.s nj
grapes i'm q single season. FlI" win" rHv
erS an area of lew by M feet
At the rooms of the State Rcsrf ei
Trade i'm san Franei>ca. sspr,s rw5nark
able products of California srii ars' on ex
hihition- Last year. wEien thss <~tS"n ws,
we'll advanced. pumpkins weighing NJ
pornsls were uyan exhibition tiIerJ.
There wer,. also r9sfh.gsS weighing ~
pounds. onions that Tipped fitp ss-tI.rs st
' DoJIn,is. and u huge sweet patIfp
raiscd ncsr Santa ANA. that weighed -
pounds. Apples weighing Nv ounrr< ars
frequently on exhibition. and 4 tive--silo.
glass jar contains eight pears the weight
of which is :s.Sts pn5IntIs. TH~Sr sfSfs-
pears completely fill fhc jar. FEoTi<t< sly
they have s.en lilies i'm CALIFORNIA; 80 few
high. while scraniHufs that lsok like frrsss
ara conmen.-Nrw YORK. sun.