Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-04

sioners to the st. Louis exposition. and
has been among the most active Japanese
horticulturists in this country. He was
educated in Oakland. CAL, and at the
University Of California at Berkeley, and
has since devoted himself to landscape
gardening and nursery work, importing
fancy Japanese trees and Shrubbery, ana
was the first to introduce the Japanese
style of gardening into America. "A large
number Of Japanese gardeners are scat.
work may be seen around San Francisco
and in other parts Of California.
Mandarin Species Of Orange.
Mr.. Arai came to Texas several years
ago to engage in the rice industry. but
his experiments did not turn out we'll.
In looking around for something more
profitable he sent to Japan for trees or
the Inshu, or Satsuma variety Of oranges
It belongs to the mandarin species, which
is familiar in this country; the small
juicy kid glove" orange, so called because
it can be eaten without soiling the fingers:
Mr.. Arai brought out 800 trees at nrsI
and planted them near the village or
Alvin, five or six miles south Of Houston
They did so well that he bought a tract
of 400 acres. where he has set out more
than 10000 young trees. which are now Sh
two years old and are rapidly approach
ing the bearing stage.
In addition to these trees he has sold
about 10000 in different parts OF the
south, and on the Pacific coast, where
they are popular because they are the
hardest OF all the varieties of oranges
known. Young trees have to be care
fully protected. but can survive tenn
perature OF fifteen degrees above zero
when they have reached maturity. Mr..
Arai has a small army Of Japanse nurs-
erymen working for him, about 80 al
together, including several graduates OF
the agricultural colleges OF Japan. He
has introduced a new method OF doing
the rate OF 800 trees to the acre and bring
1t to maturity for five years for $500 an
acre.
Large Source Of Revenue.
Truck gardening is. OF course, the great
thing and the largest source OF revenue
for the people along the gulf coast. The
farther south the garden the earlier the
vegetables. and there are hundreds of
square miles of cabbages, lettuce. onions.
beets, potatoes, spinach and every other
variety Of vegetables that the human
race require which are planted In the
fall. mature in midwinter and are ship
ped by the train load to the markets OF
the Mississippi valley, just as Florida
supplies the markets of New York, Bos-
ton and other cities along the Atlantic
coast. Midwinter crops are naturally
very profitable.
differences between the seasons OF the
year. Potatoes that are dug here in jan
uary are just as good as those which are
dug in July and August in the northern
states, and the transportation facilities
are managed SO admirably and freight
rates are so low that they can be de-
livered In the northern markets at prices
even less than people formerly paid for
early vegetables grown at home.
table, and q skilled farmer will arrange
it so that he can ship Strawberries all
winter long. 1t takes only forty-eight
hours to reach market. Berries that are
picked down on the gulf coast Monday
morning can be delivered to the consumer
In Chicago or Cincinnati Wednesday. and
In Minneapolis the n. t day. and the
price should not be m e than 30 or 40
cents basket.
the vast amount of garden truck that is
shipped north. The Frisco railroad, which
controls the gulf coast road, alone han
died more than $1,000 cars Of early vege-
tables. potatoes. onions. cabbages. to.
matoes. cucumebrs, beans, beets. water
melons and cantaioupes last year. and
that Is only one Of several Transports
ton lines. Nearly 1000 carloads Of early
potatoes were sent to the winter mar
other AND sm0uns
5000 acres Of land along the lower coast
Of the Gulf Of Mexico devoted to pota-
toes alone. and the soil and the climate
are such that they can be delivered to
consumers in the northern states regu-
larry from November until local pota-
toes come into the market the last Of
June and early July.
Aided by Irrigation.
In order to make the truck crops 60