ARIZONA— ARTICHOKE 



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Grape Fruit — Triumph, Walter. Bowin. 



Lemons — Villa Franca, Sicily. 



Mulberries — Downing, Russian. 



Olives — Manzanillo, Nevadillo, Blanco, 

 Mission. 



Oranges — Ruby Blood, Jaffa, Parson's 

 Brown, Mediterranean Sweet, Bahia 

 (Washington Naval). 



Peaches, Early — Early Crawford, Par- 

 son's Early, Triumph, Sneed, Strawberry. 



Peaches, Late — Globe, Salway, Oldmix- 

 on, Heath's Freestone. Muir, December 

 Cling. 



Pears, Early — Brandywine, Bartlett, 

 Wilder. 



Pears, Late — Winter Nelis, Pia Berry. 



Plums — Wickson, Kelsey. Botan White, 

 Royal Native. 



Pomegranates — Ruby, Sweet, Golden, 

 Papershell. 



Quinces — Champion, Portugal, Orange. 



Strawberries — Arizona Everbearing. 



Arizona is still an undeveloped state, 

 and just what is possible has not yet been 

 determined: but it seems sure that when 

 experiments have proven the products 

 best adapted, and the best methods have 

 been employed, that it will be far more 

 productive than at present. 



Granville Lowther 



Frost and Precipitation 



STATION 



FROST 



Average Date of 



First 



Killing in 



Autumn 



Latest 



Killing in 



Spring 



Date of 



Earliest 



Killing in 



Autumn 



Precipita- 

 tion 



Fort Defiance. 



Sept. 23 



Mohave Dec 



Holebrook Oct. 15 



Signal Nov. 15 



Prescott . Oct. 20 



Phoenix Dec. 



Fort Apache. Oct. 



Yuma 



Dudley villc Nov. 13 



Oracle Dec. 4 



Fort Grant Nov. 26 



Tuscon I Nov. 22 



Fort Huachuca I Nov. 28 



3 

 13 



June 2 



Feb. 23 



Mar. 8 



Mar. 13 



Mar. 20 



Feb. 23 



May 10 



Sept. 11 

 Nov. 23 

 Sept. 17 

 Oct. 30 

 Sept. 15 

 Nov. 9 

 Sept. 22 



Mar. 30 



Mar. 29 



April 1 



Mar. 26 



April 5 



Oct. 16 



Nov. 12 



Nov. 2 



Oct. 16 



Oct. 30 



Artichoke 



The artichoke is a thistle-like plant of 

 the aster family, probably a native of 

 Southern Europe, but now widely culti- 

 vated. The fleshy bases of the scales on 

 its globular head, together with the re- 

 ceptacle, are edible while immature. The 

 Jerusalem artichoke is cultivated for its 

 edible tubers. W. R. Seattle says: 



Artichoke, Globe 



"Deep, rich sandy loam, with a liberal 

 supply of well-rotted manure, is best 

 suited for growing artichokes. Plant the 

 seeds as soon as the soil is warm in the 



spring, and when the plants have formed 

 three or four leaves they may be trans- 

 planted to rows three feet apart and two 

 feet apart in the row. The plants do not pro- 

 duce until the second season, and in cold 

 localities some form of covering will be 

 necessary during the winter. This crop 

 is not suited for cultivation north of the 

 line of zero temperature. 



"After the bed is once established the 

 plants may be reset each year by using 

 the side shoots from the base of the old 

 plants. If not reset the bed will continue 

 to produce for several years, but the burs 

 will not be so large as from new plants. 



