The herald., 1897-11-14
THE PoMoLoGIsTs
CONCLUDE THE SESSIONS FOR
THE SEASON
Many Questions Discussed and Some
Decided-Orange Chosen for
the Next Meeting


sion of the meeting of the Pathological
society was held in the board of trade
rooms and was marked by large at
tendance and deep interest in the topics
under discussion. NJ
Owing to the late hour at which the
afternoon meeting adjourned the ques-
tion box was carried over from that ses-
sion and was taken up as the first thing
on the program.
The question as to the best lemon was
gone over with the usual results, the
consensus of opinion being that the Eu-
reka is the best for the coast region and
the Villa Franco and Lisbon for interior
sections.
Distribution of Fruit" by ]. B.
French of Pomona, proved to be an en-
dorsement of the exchange system, but
the essayist was frank enough to own
there were defects in it, These were not
of great moment and would right them
selves if growers stood by the move
ment. Political methods were deprecat-
ed, and the practice of turning out offic-
ers merely because some one had a
friend who wanted the place, was Sc
verely scored.
Notes on Hawaiian Islands" was an
interesting, although somewhat long,
letter from Byron o. Clark Of Pasadena,
who is investigating the islands with
view to settling there. He wrote very
enthusiastically regarding openings for
capital there. but did not recommend
poor men to go there without previously
securing employment at stated wages.
j., The immense lirrigating plants used on
some of the sugar plantations were de-
scribed, one of them being, it is said, the
largest pumping station for irrigating
purposes known.
An interesting description was given
of the white lupine seed, which was dis
tributed at the afternoon session, Mr..
Clark stating the renovating effects of
even one crop of this plant had
proved simply wonderful. He expressed
the hope that it would prove just what
was needed for the orange groves and
sugar beet fields of Southern California
He also suggested the algarabo, or mes
quite, as good tree for introduction in
this part of California, as it proved in
valuable on the islands as pasture feed
or "browse," besides furnishing first
class timber.
In the discussion which followed the
reading of this letter, it transpired that
there We're several specimens of the
mesquite tree known to members of the
society, but none of them spoke very
highly of it, although one speaker stated
that he knew of it's proving great sue
cess in Texas.
Mr.. Mills, of the experiment station,
thought he had a similar variety of lu
pine to that mentioned by Mr.. Clark,
growing on the station grounds, the
seed having been imported from Ger
many by Professor Hilgard.
Prof. A. j. Cook of Claremont thenpre-
sented paper on physiology of Plant
Life" which was followed with close at
tention by the audience. 1t was an in
teresting essay, and, although the
speaker owned that many of the sugges-
tions he offered were largely theoretical
there was much of value in the paper.
The professor took the ground that the
laws of breeding are similar in the ami
NAL and plant kingdoms, and that i'm
proved breeds or varieties are apt to be
weakened.
with the exception of the navel Or
ange and a few other specimens, all
plants and fruits are sterile to their
own pollen"
summing up, the speaker said: Il be-
lieve the navel is more vigorous because
of it's pollen sterility. We select good
stock because we want vigor in the
tree. All fruits that produce seeds will
be more prolific, taking all the years to-
gether, if they are cross-pollenized. It
is piece of great unwisdom to drive
bees away from our orchards. They
should be protected, as upon them we
must depend to great measure for cross
Orange was, on the invitation of A. D.
Bishop, selected as the place for the
spring meeting.
An invitation was extended, on behalf
of the state university, to the society
to visit the experiment station grounds
on Saturday morning. and the citizens
Of Pomona volunteered conveyance for
those who accepted the invitation.
After vote of thanks to the Pomona
people for their hospitable treatment of
the visiting members, the meeing ad-
journed.
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