The record-union., 1895-01-21

efficacy of fungicides, which now make
the achievement less important. We
nave peaches wholly free from red color
In the flesh or skin, so that the Gamers
can have clear juice, and we have others
deep red at the pit for the peach-driers.
we have clings which, for size and for
various commercial purposes, surpass
the old varieties and have largely re-
placed them in our planting. For peach
crying, too, we have trained the trees to
pc sparlng OF the juice, so we would have
less water to evaporate. For general
roundness of form, absence of unsym-
metrlcal projections and smallness of pit,
work with peaches.
CONCERNING ALMONDS.
In no branch of this effort for improved
varieties has our success been more
marked than in the DEVELOPMENT of seed
ing almonds. The achievements of A
L. Hatch In this line are too well known
TO require but passing allusion. 1t is
not too much to say that his work rescued
almond culture to California.
When he began, the almond, because of
almost universal failure of old varieties,
was kissing and a byword In our horti-
culture. Nlne-tenths of all the almonds
planted during the preceding twenty five
years had gone for hrewood or were car
rylng the foliage Of the prune to conceal
'LiOiA hoeOu StCill5s AZ Lub DT6SSHU TIME,
tnfough the dissemination of MIR. Hatch 8
varieties, the almond, in all regions de-
Gently adapted to the tree, is productiye @
and profitable and has future.
or the superiority of these new varie-
ties over the leading imported sorts, very
carefully prepared statements of compar-
atiye weighings OF kernel and shell have
recently been published by our State
Horticultural Society, and are obtainable
by all who have an interest in the sub
ject
WALNUTS.
The California production of the Eng
llsh walnut IS at present largely composed
OF selected seedlings OF local origin,
whose history and characters tics are on
record. There is now question whether
these varieties are as good as the French
varieties, which sell at higher rates in
New York.
Certainly our seedlings, so far brought
forward, have rather narrow geograph-
lcal adaptation, and to The greater area Of
the State the French varieties seem bet
ter. The determination of this question
Is one OF the duties Of the immediate tu-
ture.
IN SMALL FRUITS
We have done less than in orchard yari-
etles. 1he achievements of Europe and
the East during many centuries with the
UanJeT0 species OF tie grape have pro-
duced all the variation that could be
asked for, and all our time has been occu-
pied il determining the local values of
these sorts which are perfectly adapted to
our climate.
The great progress in the DEVELOPMENT
o! new grapes from the species OF the re-
glons east of the Rocky Mountains has
only general interest for us. Tue local
demand Tor such grapes is insignificant.
All we can claim in this direction is a
spont Of the Isabella, which, under favor
able conditions, attains very great size
and retains the old characters of the Isa-
bella.
BERRY CULTURE.
In berries we have recently attained
very striking results. The Logan berry.
originated py Judge Logan of Santa
Cruz by crossing spont of our native
blackberry upon a common red rasp-
berry, shows most unique characters. ac-
count of which has recently been widely
published.
L nave been personally acquainted with
TIE 1rult for several years, and it's value,
at least for the coast region of California,
has not been exaggerated. Mr. Burbank
mas also done some very important work
with berries, the details of which are
given in his publications,