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it, he actually states the objections to it 

 and the evidence against it, with perfect 

 candor, and with a clearness and cogency 

 beyond the ability of his puny critics. 



Will Mr. Demaree be kind enough to 

 condescend to facts and particulars 

 (these were the stock in trade of the 

 great naturalist he refers to), and give 

 us some of Darwin's " assumptions " 

 — " upon the subject of bees?" Give us 

 the name of the book, the page, etc.; 

 and oblige those who respect the name 

 of Darwin. 



Selby, Ont. 



Tie Clmales of California. 



Written for the American Bee Journal 



BY DK. E. GALLUP. 



Letters of inquiry pile in on me so 

 that I cannot find the time to reply to 

 them individually, and the editor will 

 oblige by allowing space for me to reply 

 by wholesale, 



Now I will try to give a brief pen- 

 picture of California climates, for we 

 have " climates " here instead of "cli- 

 mate." We will commence at San Fran- 

 cisco, which has a raw, cold climate in 

 winter, yet Oakland, just across the bay, 

 has a fine climate. Now take a steamer 

 and come down the coast, and we usually 

 find the ocean rough, and the passengers 

 — many of them — sea-sick, until we pass 

 Point Conception, when, presto, what a 

 change ! The ocean is smooth as an in- 

 land lake, and the air is balmy and de- 

 lightfully pleasant. 



At Santa Barbara we find two climates 

 — one at the lower part of the city, and 

 another up at the Arlington Hotel, or 

 the Old Mission, and we can go a mile 

 further and find a splendid climate for 

 the consumptive. While residing at 

 Santa Barbara I went over the Saint 

 Inez Mountains on the stage, and I saw 

 a sight that I shall always remember. I 

 looked down on the top of the clouds, 

 white, fleecy, and waving like the bil- 

 lows of the ocean. From below one sees 

 the black side of the clouds only. 



From Santa Barbara we come by land. 

 At Rincon we saw a cosy little home 

 with a nicely trained and trimmed to- 

 mato hedge, where we could pick ripe 

 tomatoes from the hedge year in and 

 year out — a perpetual bearing hedge. 



At Ventura we find two distinct cli- 

 mates within a few rods of each other — 

 especially in winter. As soon as the 

 sun goes down, the cold wind comes 



rushing down the avenue from the 

 mountains, cold and raw, and yet just 

 around the Point, in the city proper, the 

 air will be as warm and balmy as one 

 could wish. 



The Ojai valley, 16 miles from Ven- 

 tura, in Ventura county, is noted as a 

 health resort, and especially for con- 

 sumptives. It is a warm, sheltered 

 nook, free from fogs and chilly winds, 

 fitted up with its hotel, cosy cottages for 

 rent, etc. So noted Is this locality for 

 consumptives, that Santa Barbara edi- 

 tors, in describing their climate as a 

 health resort, steal the Ojai valley, al- 

 though 60 miles away in another coun- 

 ty, and claim it for Santa Barbara. 



The Santa Clara valley in Ventura 

 county is very windy, both in summer 

 and winter, but it is a rich agricultural 

 valley. Los Angeles, the next county 

 south, is sneeringly called by northern 

 editors, "The one-lunged county," as 

 one meets so many people that have 

 come here with diseased lungs, and ob- 

 tained their health. Los Angeles city 

 has its distinct and different climates in 

 the city limits. 



Pasadena, where a large majority of 

 Eastern tourists stop, is in reality a 

 suburb of Los Angeles city. It is close 

 up to the snow-capped mountains. The 

 days are warm and pleasant in winter, 

 but the nights are cold, as the cold air 

 settles down at night from the moun- 

 tains. Here they boast of two photo- 

 graphs, entitled, " From snow to roses 

 in 48 minutes." The one was taken 

 where the men and pack-mules were 

 toiling through the snow nearly up to 

 their knees, while the artist on foot, 

 and carrying his camera, in just 48 

 minutes, "took" a beautiful home with 

 roses and other flowers in full bloom — 

 gentlemen and ladies in the act of pick- 

 ing the flowers ; and they ask, where 

 else in the known world can we find such 

 a contrast in so short a time ? 



All the coast counties have more or 

 less fogs, but that is just what makes 

 them rich in agricultural wealth ; and 

 all have their localities perfectly free 

 from fogs and unpleasant currents of 

 air. 



The interior counties are hot, as a 

 general rule, in summer, and still they 

 have their healthy localities, where it is 

 cool and remarkably salubrious. 



The next county south is this (Orange), 

 and we have almost all kinds of climates 

 — within the limits of the county. Santa 

 Ana is located in a large valley, and 

 some 60 miles from the nearest snow- 

 capped mountains, 10 miles from the 



