RAILROAD GARDENING 



pared to the possibilities, for roses and half-hardy 

 shrulis thrive throughout the state, while south of the 

 LiTrl; [kiim'Ii 1 -■ iiii-tropical plants make fine growth and 



/ ('«?i7orHjn.— California offers liinit- 



|,,> ,,|,|,. ) , , for railway horticultural development 



snOWthat .-.il- ■ ■ ' ■■:!-. A f.w i'\ani|.|is dl r,illlM:nl 



gardening- II ■ ■■ - • ' li'' s'lnihrni |i:ii-t ..(' iln-vtiiir 

 about 18SIII W'-'i' nil.:, : t'-'l \\Im'!I\ li> |'ri\.iW' riitn-- 



RAILROAD UARDENING 



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(Sterculia) and casuarina, which latter does excep- 

 tionally well, eucalj-pti, acacia in all except the most 

 tender vnrir-ties. crrevilloa, liu'nstruni. magnolia, Frax- 

 iiDis Cihi^'j-iiirns iiii.l /■'. ,-rr,i~.<, wlierc wster is 

 avaihiliU'. ri;i|M' nurilf. ;i)iiiiili>ii. nlt'iiiider and pome- 

 grauiiti- ili.itli til.'' I:i~t <l.) iii;i:;iiili.riitly), olive and 

 canil) wliirh ,1.1 linily, and r"M'^, wliirh are inclined to 

 liuiu :uiii iM st,,|, ii<,\vering during the heat of mid- 



-'11 r i.way fv the coast. Vines used are passi- 



il.ira>. wlii, li tluivr in the heated valleys, bignonias 



■ •a-il> .: ■ I II-; /'/.r, „,.,( ■.(H.I, /, „M,s ,l,,i-s well, 



ali,l ( li;i., :. i-, ^ it.. Ms v|,,«i\. A i,,i,^- \,~.l ,,( plants, 

 \ruArr li! Ill,' ,-a-l. ar,. iniiil luiinl . aiii.ni- llii-iii gera- 



1 1( 



, heie 



palm 



f n the Monteie\ 1 

 to the ancient taj 

 IS a pict ire i p 



e with the h^. ^^^ ol^^ ^ and the 

 lopes i 

 Mr (I tl ^t 1 n of the California Experiment 



Static n ) s There seems no doubt that the time 

 will come when one of the s| ecial features of tra\el in 

 California will be the horticultuial disj lav at thousands 

 f 1 II 1 li id gardens scattered along evei\ \dlley 

 fiom San Diego to Sisknou 

 f tie B iht of Haj/ Betneen Stations - 

 1 e Garden iS. Forest e iitorial previously 



od plants mentioned 



the biach J chiton 



t I 1 ale 111 k 1 gether 



become 111 kciic I wastes from 

 1 fares ^ ear by year this mourn 

 1 



J o pi ictical oliiections to the use 



I 1 1 I tw een stations that apply 



I |I I 1 1 1 tion MZ on the outer 



1 t 1 t 1 t aie 100 or moie feet 



1 t I 1 Icng tangents and not 



.h It cui\es 1 neai gi i k crossings The tracks 



Id never be menaced bv the danger of trees falling 



iss them in wind storms, nor should the telegiaph 



