The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-08-11

| rer1mentS Will be conducted at CnicO.
| along with the multitude of similar ex-
periments now in progress there to de-
| termine whether the Manchurian
grapes. seedless persimmons. paper
/ shell walnuts, soy beans mulberry
| trees and apricots will thrive IN Amer
lean soil. There are varieties of these
several products, most of which are in
good shape and most of which. it is
believed, can be cultivated to advan-
| tage in Northern Caiifornia-perhaps
/ in other localities.
| DR.. B. T. Galloway, chief of the Blu
reau of Plant Industry in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, who has several
| times visited the Pacific Coast and may
| go there again next autumn. has on his
| desk pile of photographs which Mr.
! Meyer has collected during his travels
| through China and Manchuria. Most
| of these photographs show the plants
and trees growing. They have all been
collected in places where plant life is
hardy. Along with the pictures of the
plant life are representations of the re-
markabie country and of the people
who are able to teach even the agricul-
turists and farmers in Northern Cali
fornia a deal about the selection of
plants and cereals.
Some of the trees, while, perhaps, not
so interesting to farmers as the hull
less barley that Mr.. Meyer found at
Tan-yang and which will be tried on
California soil, are very important and
may be introduced in this country. He
secured some cuttings of white barked
poplar, which are described as ''cheery
in wintry landscape" He also sent
home variety of bamboo cuttings,
WI inl1 fn hc, inc
on, the Pacific Coast after they have
been tried at Chico. Some of the
rarest trees found by Mr.. Meyer were
near the tombs of kings and in the an
cient temple yards. He secured cut
tings from one of these temple yards
of a rare species of palm leaf elm. In
the Chi Shan mountains he found
beautiful specimens of white peonies
and of snowballs, which he is also
bringing home.
Northern California is likely to have
some new varieties of chrysanthemum |
from the Chico gardens as the result |
of Mr.. Meyers explorations. He found |
plants growing near the wall of the |
tomb of Tue second emperor of the
Ming Dynasty, which have ten differ
ent kinds of blossoms on each plant. 1t |
was there that he also secured seeds of
the white DdFheQ pine. specimens Oh
which were seen with trunks ten feet
in circumference. These seeds have
been sent to Chico, as we'll as seeds of
peach trees that were located in the
rocks on the mountains near Fangshan.
GRAPES ALSO.
The specimens of grapes Mr. Meyer
has are likely to prove interesting toll
the owners of California vineyards. He
inc |
Ii, which are said to be especially valu-
able, although in the meager reportsl
he has thus far forwarded it is i'm
possible to specify as to details. Mr..
Meyer states in the superscription to
one of his photographs that the grape
vines are removed from the trellises in
winter and buried in the ground to
De removed again with the advent of
spring. He has large number of
varieties of edible nuts, speci-
mems of fiber called pal ma''-whichI
he Chinese grow in quantities and dry
~ spreading on the ground-giantI
and seedless persimmons
galore. not to mention long heads of
White cabbage, ornamental Wits and
outings from beautiful and hardy
naples.
THE department is much encouraged
1t the report from Mr.. Meyer" said :
Or. Galloway today. eve believe that
ut of this stock which he is bringing
great deal will be found of Importance
o Northern California and other locali-
les on the Pacific slope.
NATIONAL POLITICS.
There is great quiet in Washington
4 every matter of general news inter
st. The city as well as the country is 9
luch interested in politics Everyone
straining for glimpse of the future
congressional campaign and Of the
residential campaign that is two
ears off.
e has been hobnobbing with King T
dward and Ambassador Reid and p
here he has been entertained by the L
nglish notables and also figured in
lie International Peace Conference -
as given the newspapers hot weather
pic. Notwithstanding the general
;sertions that Bryan will be the next
emocratic candidate for the Presi-
.ncy and Notwithstanding that many
ate conventions have already en-
,rsed him for the nomination, there is
i'll considerable scepticism among ID
ose who do their own thinking. The
ew York sun a few days ago AMI
,unced in one Of its pungent editorials
at the next Governor of the Empire
ate would be a Democrat and the
xt Governor of New York would bel T.
e next President of the United
ates. It was only an editorial of a
zen lines, but it has set a lot of peo-I
-; TersI-a f1arY