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PACIFIC TREE AND VINE 



A. W. R., Mendocino, sends us 

 twigs of prune trees with red spider 

 eggs clustered in tlie crotches, and 

 asks what kind of scale it is. It is 

 not, as we have alread\- indicated, 

 a scale of any kind, but belongs to 

 the spider fatuih-. These eggs will 

 ha:ch out into minute spiders later 

 in the season, and may become a 

 serious pest. The best remedy is 

 sulphur, which should be applied 

 soon after the trees are in leaf in the 

 spring, and while they are damp 

 with dew in the morning, thor- 

 oughly dust them with sulphur. 

 Use sulphur bellows, or, if the or- 

 chard is extensive, fix up a broad- 

 cast seeder on a wagon. With this 

 arrangement an orchard can be 

 treated very thoroughly and with 

 dispatch. Infested orchards should 

 be treated at least three times dur- 

 ing the spring and early summer. 



E. M. R , Santa Barbara, asks 

 concerning the tree tomato, which 

 he says has been recommended as 

 a valuable garden plant in the State 

 by Mrs. Sheppard. 



The tree tomato is Cyphomandra 

 betacea, sometimes known as Sata- 

 num, from which it differs but 

 slightly, in floral structure. It is 

 a native of Brazil and a great favor- 

 ite in tropical and sub-tropical 

 countries. In California it is highly 

 esteemed, and in practically fiost- 

 less localities is quite well known 

 When well cared for it bears an im- 

 mense crop of medium-sized pear- 

 .shaped tomatoes of an orange red 

 color, richer in taste and firmer in 

 flesh than the ordinary tomato l''"r 

 the latter reason it viould prove far 

 superior to the herl)aceous tomato 

 as a shipiser. We have never 

 known a person who grew- it that 

 did not piefcT it to the ordinarv 

 sorts. 



some recognition of their business 

 sense : 



"The Southern California fruit 

 exchange is a co-operative organi- 

 zation of growers, organized solely 

 for mutual benefit. Under the effi- 

 cient management of capable officers 

 it has proved itself a splendid suc- 

 cess. The history of the commer- 

 cial world shoves that no other cor- 

 poration in the world can equal it 

 in the smallness of losses compared 

 to the magnitude of business tran- 

 sacted. In the past five years the 

 losses of the Southern California 

 'fruit exchange from bad bills, liti- 

 gation, etc., have been only one- 

 fortieth of cne per cent. A magni- 

 ficent .system of marketing the crop, 

 spreading over the ent're United 

 vStates and Canada, has been built 

 up. In every city of importance 

 the exchange has its resident agent 

 who knows when, how much, and 

 at what prices to sell. The ex 

 change markets about one-half the 

 er tire orange crop of California. Its 

 methods commend themselves to 

 thousands of growers as the most 

 economical and satisfactory manner 

 of handling a crop of perishable 

 fruit grown thousands of miles 

 away from the markets." 



A Great. Business Success 



The Riverside Knter]>risc pays a 

 just tribute to co-operation in prac 

 tice among the citrus growers of tin- 

 south end of the vState in a haiu! 



Subscribe for the Pacific Tree 

 AND Vine. Only fifty cents a 

 year if paid for in advance. 



How Would You Like 

 To Sell The Farm 



and come tu a line. lunv, modern 

 t'niversity town, to live in (.'om- 

 fort and toedncatc the cliildren? 

 Tlicrc are some f;ood business 

 openinfis in Palo Alto, and it is a 

 pr(i(iiai)le place in wliich to own 

 lionses to rent. We are also see- 

 ing great nnmbers of Kastern 

 tourists, and many of them wnnt 

 farms; perhaps we could sell 

 yours. If you can't come write 

 to us. 



Dealer in Town and County Property 



PALO ALTO, CAL. Santa Clara Co. 



ELISHA L. CORBIN ' 

 Attorney At Law 

 in S. First St. SAN JOSE, CAL. 

 Teleptione. .James 761 



Empire Diamond Co. 



N. B. WEINBERG, Agent 



Diamonds sold on the installment plan 

 from l?1.00 per week up 



69>^ S. Fir.st St., Jan Jo.se,Cal. 



SHOOP & GILKEY 

 RAMBLER BICYCLES 



Kenting and Repairing 

 11") N. First St. San Jose, Cal. 



JAS. G. BERDROW 



Blacksmlthing and Carriage Repairing 



L'ght atid Heavy Carriages and liuggies made 

 to order. General Jobbing given prompt atten- 

 tio.i. Rubber Tires a specialty. 



Corner of The .\Iflnieda and 



464 The Alameda 



Kast SI., S.4N JOSE, CAI,. 



GUS BOHLAND 



Merchant Tailor 



A full assortment of foreign and 



domestic cloths kept constantly on hand 



32 S. Market St.. SAN JOSE. Cal. 



We want your ORCHARDS 

 for S.AT.E or K.XCH.ANGE 



CHALLEIN & LANDESS 



Land, Loans, Insurance 

 22 West San Fernando St., SAN JOSE, CAI.. 



ReMEMOER THAT THE 



Kclley Laundry Co. 



Has a Main oillce where you can leave 

 and call for your bundles. 



17 N. FirstSt., Alain I mice, San .lose, ('al. 



.ASK I-OR 



SNOW'S GRAFTING WAX 



In use all ovta- thr State. Write for 

 prices. Address |). A. Sxow, J.iiicidn 

 Avemie, Sun Jose, Cal. 



An kasv WAV to get n home at a cost of soceuls 

 a month, nnd $1.00 a moiilh after maturity on 

 each ,s* I .»jco 00 We wi'l liny yon a home nuv- 

 wherc nta'-y time. a>'tl jjive you irom S to k- 

 years to pay for it. No intkrkst, 



Cai.i1'Okni.\ Okeoon and W'ashinc.ton 

 lIoMi-: Hru.DEKs' .Association 



.\. \. Van I-'leet Ccneral .A.jfeut, Room 10, 2.1 

 West SantH Clara v.treet. San Jose, Califoruia. 



\VM. M. CC^OPl'R 



Rk.\i. IvsT.vri'; .\mi I.N.sfK.\NCi': 

 S North Fntsr Stkeki' 



S.\N JosK, - - (J.M.IKOKNI.A 



