XiV 



INDEX OF SECTIONS. 



Sec. Page 



68. Pines 9^ 



69. Firs 96 



70. Cedars 96 



11. Yew aud Xutmeg 97 



72. Laurel 97 



73. Madrona 98 



74. Manzanita 98 



75. Ceanothus 99 



76. Oaks 99 



77. Buckeye 101 



78. Sycamore 101 



79. Pitahaya 101 



80. Yucca 102 



81. Mezquit 102 



82. Miscellaneous Trees and 



Shrubs 102 



83. Poison Oak 103 



84. Amole 104 



85. Nutritious Herbage 104 



86. 



87. 



88. 



89. 



90. 



91. 



92. 



93. 



94. 



95. 



96. 



97. 



98. 



99. 

 100. 

 101. 

 102. 

 103. 

 104. 

 105. 

 106. 

 107. 

 108. 

 109. 

 110. 



111. 



112. 

 113. 

 114. 

 115. 



116. 



Zoology — Chap. VI. 



General List 108 



Bears 108 



Panther and Wild-Cat Ill 



Wolves and Foxes 112 



Badger, etc H-l 



The Squirrel Family 115 



The Rat Family 120 



The Deer Family. 121 



The Hare Family 124 



Aquatic Animals 125 



Vultures 1^8 



The Eagle Family 129 



Owls 130 



Road-runner 130 



Woodpecker 131 



Humming-Birds 132 



Flycatchers 133 



Singers 133 



Scratchers 134 



Waders 137 



Swimmers 137 



Fishes 14:0 



Salmon 1-10 



Halibut 141 



Turbot 142 



Sole 142 



Mackerel 142 



Rock-Fish 142 



Sturgeon 143 



Jew-Fish 143 



Sun-Fish 144 



Sec. 



117. 



118. 



119. 



120. 



121. 



122. 



123. 



124. 



125. 



126. 



127. 



128. 

 129. 

 130. 

 131. 

 132. 

 133. 

 134, 

 135. 



137. 



138. 



139. 



140. 



14L 



142. 



143. 



144. 



145. 



146. 



147. 



148. 



149. 



150. 



151. 



152. 



153. 



154. 



loo. 



156. 



157. 



158, 



159. 



160, 



161. 

 162. 

 163. 

 164. 

 165 



Pago 



Green-Fish 144 



Sea-Bass 144 



Sheepshead 144 



Smehs 144 



Anchovies 145 



Sardine and Herring 145 



Viviparous Fishes 145 



Fresh- Water Fishes 146 



Shell-Fish and Crustaceans . 146 



Reptiles 147 



Honey-Dew Aphis 149 



Agriculture — Chap. VII. 



General Remarks 151 



Agricultural Districts 153 



Agricultural Produce 100 



Rotation of Crops 161 



Ploughing 162 



Advantages, etc 162 



Fences 163 



Barley 167 



Wheat 170 



Oats l"?? 



Maize l'''^ 



Potatoes 178 



Hay 179 



Tobacco, Cotton, Rice 181 



Hop 181 



Kitchen Vegetables 182 



Fruit 184 



Apples 186 



Peaches 188 



Pears 189 



Apricots and Plums 189 



Olives 190 



Oranges 191 



The Grape 193 



Wine-making 201 



Berries 207 



Ornamental Shrubs 209 



Pests of the Farmer 211 



NeatCattle 212 



Spanish Cattle 212 



Rodeos 214 



Brands 217 



Early Maturity of CaUfornian 



Cows 218 



Corral and Reata 219 



Occasional Starvation 219 



Lnported Cattle 220 



Dairies 222 



Soanish Horses 222 



