PATIENCE AND ITS REWARD 



THE PERIOD OF ACHIEVEMENT 



THE purchase of the farm at Sebastopol 

 was made, as recorded in the preceding 

 chapter, on the 28th of December, 1885. 

 As this was to be the important chief testing 

 ground for trees and flowers, it may perhaps be 

 of interest to describe somewhat in detail the 

 farm itself and its topographical surroundings. 

 In particular an idea should be given of the 

 indigenous flora of the region, because many of 

 the wild species were utilized in experiments of 

 great interest and sometimes of importance. 



The picture thus presented of the environ- 

 ment of the work will serve, perhaps, to give a 

 clearer understanding of some of its details. 



The plot of land at Sebastopol is known as 

 the Gold Ridge farm, although the place has 

 usually been referred to in the preceding pages 

 merely as the experiment farm at Sebastopol. 



The farm has a gradual and gentle slope to- 

 ward the Santa Rosa valley. It is undulating 



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