The San Francisco call., 1897-11-20
William G.. Fuller of
Cotton to Growers
of Fruit.
Adaptability the Question of
Most mportanCe to Be
Considered.
State Convention Draws to a Clos e
and Delegates D part From
Sacramento.
Special Dispatch to The CALL.


SACRAMENTO Nov. 19-State Car
dener Dunn Dreathed sigh of relief this
afternoon when the fruit.growers ad-
urned sine die, and with them departed
the County Horticultural Commissioners
with their cute boxes OF bugs, scales and
all kinds OF tree-e Ting insects and pests.
why" said State Gardener Dunn. elf
the bugs these fruit fellows brought here
ever got loose in Capital Park they would
have eaten everything from my favorite
seytanthia elegano and dracena sIrista
from Australia to my raphis fabillefor-
N US from the Sandwich Islands,"
County Com missioner who had a
good-s.Zed box of magnificent phylloxe ra
bulging out of his coat pocket overheard
he State Gardeners remark and replied {:
"Well. Dunn, We have applied good
many remedies toward the extermina ton
of these pests, but if they will surv We and
thrive upon the things you have just pro-
nounced we might as well give up the
ghost If bite into one OF those plants
doesn't break their jaws tnen there is no
hope for poor little orange or olive tree. :"
The laugh was on Dunn, and a tempo
raly recess was taken to a nearby place
of refreshment.
The morning session opened with q
paper by Professor c. W. WoodwoIth OF
the State University upon the subject of
"ScaIe Injuries" Following the reading
of the paper came flood of questions
from the body of the convention, none Of
VIII CHI brought EN- barrassment to the pro-
lessor, who answered ihem promptly and
satisfactorily.
The most classic and rhetorical paper
of the session was then read by Eiwln +.
Smith from the pen of William Z. Fuller
of Cotton, who mad requested the secre-
tsry to read 1t Tor him. The subject was
"Orange 7 pes and Varieties" Regard
ing adaptabllity, he said:
The great questions of profitable and sue
cessfuI orange culture in California are the
Gaplabillty OF each variety 10 an area that
viii produce, as Tar as possible, II perfect lruit,
and the selection OF such groups and qualities
that will meet marked demand during the
season.
That one principal variety like the Wash
ington navel can fulfill THESE conditions is i'm
possible. Several well-chosen varieties will
meet the market demand.
II a relatively sweet orange for the early
market is desired, we shou choose one III
which the processes OF fruit-growth hasten
the period OF ripenlng as in the Washington
navel and HON oSassa-one OF the great seed
less oranges OF Callfornfa,and the other a mod
ihed staminal type. This caution should be
given as to the navel and all seedless varic-
ties
There is a subtle aud delicate citrus quality
that must be associa led in all the qualities OF
an orange. it can only be described by say
ing that 1t appeals TO the intellectual per
ceptions as that natural goodness and excel
lence inherent in the choice products of
nature. This can be eliminated from the
orange and reuder the fruit lnspid and
Yaiueless We must be careful in the selec-
tions OF stock aud bud that we draw toward
this noble truit and gift OF nature, the happy
union OF staminate and blended qualities
that awards this halo OF ambroslal excel
lence.
If we select the late varleties-ihe St Mi
ehaei and the Tardlve-we VIII have in tue
first strong late orange, and In the last u
seed ess orange, both OF good qualities. Could
We add II Seeding, medium early sweet with
lew seeds and a fine citrus quality. we will
have oranges that Will supplement the navel
with comparative excellence and meet all
II Hrket demands.
With the varieties modified and adapted to
the best climatic areas 10 produce the best
fruit, and perpetuated in bud and seed by
scientific direction to respond to normal pro-
ductlveness, growth and longevity, founda-
zion will be laid TO rear great and glorious
State.
The educational institutions of the State
should aid US in the study of the climatic con-
di itions of temperature, soils and the adapta-
billly of varieties.
As the golden age of orange culture passed
away with the dreams of the devotee, the ex-
perlmen tAl snOulQ De ClSplGCeI Dy lHe COIN
Ing intellectual and scientific era.
Secretary Lelong of the State Board of
Horticulture then demonstrated the prln-
clple of olive grating and buddlng,
which was followed attentively by the
M IN bers OF the convention until the time
Tor taking the noon recess arrived.
Just before tie recess K. d. Stephens of
Sacramento offered the following resolu-
ton, which was passed under a suspen-
sion OF the rules by unanimous vote:
WHEREAS, During the past season, 1897,
green declduous fruit has been shipped In The
old style ventilation fruitcars, such as belong
to the series known S. p 80, 302 and Car
SO 900. to Ogden and then transferred TO re-
trlgerdtor-cars. and then forwarded to some of
the Eastern markets; and. whereas, this meth
Cd has proved eminently successful so lar as
delivering the fruit III good condition at the
terminat tion is concerned, and has made a
saving of $I20 car in the cost of transmit
ting the fruit TO Eastern markets, therefore,
be it
Resolued, That it is the sense of this conven-
ton that the method of shipping green decid-
uous fruit to Eastern markets is matter of
the greatest i'm mportance to the fruit interests
OF the State and thereby TO ell other legiti-
mate interests.
ReSolued, That the Southern Pacific Railway
Companies tnat are doing bu>iuess in hand
ling California green and dec1duous fruit are
hereby urged and solicited TO aid and pro-
mote In every way possible tlis method OF
transporting our green fruit by ffering all
facilities in their p 1wer in support thereof
Resotued, That the officers OF this convention
be and are hereby instructed to send a copy OF
these resolutions TO each and every railway
company engaged IN the Irans por tation of
Californla's fruit to E tstern markets.
The afternoon session opened with a few
remarks by Mr.. Willis OF Placer on olive
culture, after which the reporI OF Alex
der Craw, State quarantine officer to the
State Board OF horticulture was read and
accepted
No other business appearing before the
body the Convention II j ,urned sine die.