UTAH 



facilities and the increase of Iniit plantations, the 

 standard insect enemies have one after another entered 

 the borders of the state. But, on the other hand, in the 

 matter of fungous diseases the state is singularly fortu- 

 nate, there being in most sections comparatively little 

 trouble from them. Doubtless the dry atmosphere of 

 Utah is responsible for this. 



It seems probable th.at the state will never enjoy a 

 large local market, though the mining industry will in- 

 sure a fair one, but its mountain climate seems to give 

 a superior quality to the fruit grown and with the more 

 general adoption of better methods there is no reason 

 why fruit-growing in Utah should not take its place as 

 one' of the chief branches of the agriculture of the 

 state. P. C. Seai;?. 



Another View of Utah — In Cache vallev ii'i.bs 

 pills AmeuL in plums and sour cheiries dot \ lni_l\ 

 well Peiches are giown tlirie in a snlllI^\ i\ 1 li 

 temperature m winter is off ii 1 i tli m _() btl \\ 

 zfi^ md that together witli I 'li leasonot 



till f iiluieof the peach ci I i tlie lowest 



temi 11 ituie was 10° below " uingwin 



til the lowest temperatures i i I « zeio and 



UTRICULARIA 



1887 



eiih of these winters was t III « 1 

 ptichLs 



In the valley next south of Cache v 

 apricots xie grown \ei\ sudi tulU 

 At O^ilen there mi n t t T 

 thcj lit prttctted lui it l' 



\ines aie bully dun i_ 1 I 

 b\ lii„e coiky swelhii^s I 

 ^rape Sweet cherries an I i 

 m certain localities in thi 

 h^rdj almond trees neai < ' 

 Provo there is at least om \ 1 1 

 in which the vinesaie piuii I ii i i 

 s\stem eiccpt that the tinnl ii 

 high These vines aie i i t t I w 

 eirth during the winter \\ ] 1 ml 

 fioin Cache valley in the u ith tin 

 inintK mil above to Pro\ > milt 

 ther south It is very piol il I ili i 

 ties of apples and pears wi ul 1 <i w 

 and bevier counties but as>et \er\ 1 

 with them betaust of the loug and e- 

 ters In many portions of these com 

 IS b 000 feet 



The climate of Washington countv m the south 

 wt stern corner of the state is ^ ery mild but is not so 

 mild IS tb It ot most of southern California The tern 

 pentuie in winter occasionally reaches zero Vmifera 

 gt ipes hp. p jmegranate and almontis grow there sue 

 ces tully with lut aitifacial protection No attempt is 

 made to grow oranges and lemons Peat lies and apri 

 cots grow to perfection in this region when an\ atten 

 tionis gnen to the trees This seition w a I tah s mo f 

 noted fruit district from ten to twenty jeirs ago but 

 so little care has been given to fruit tiets that the 

 orchards h i\ e gone to ruin At piesent the principal 

 0( < ujjation there is the growing of alfalfa and stock 

 but the impioved methods of fruit growing will prob 

 ably be practiced soon For further notes on fruit 

 growing m Utah see Hedrick Prot \mer PomclOp,ical 

 -J C P Close 



' / / -IT ikin refeirmg 



( BLAUDtlWOhT 



) plants possessing 

 Mti. ammil The 



b\ I lull crop of 

 alley peaches and 



gripes 



b n er Iron 

 i been done 

 hIv cold win 

 he elevation 



Societj session of ] 

 UTRICULAEIA 1 1 





mils enter when lookin., t i I I i ' i t 



est ape from other cieatui I li i ' t 



numtrous and eftective in tli. s],. , i- hi 



staiinant water. They are fewc-r in t|p. in:,,-!, .:,l, ,;,ii n- 

 species. The terrestrial kinds often have niimite, ,1,- 

 formeil and useless bladders. The aquatic species are 

 characterized by much dissected Ivs. with thread-like 

 segments, a type of foliage seen in the water crowfoot 

 and other floating plants of widely different families. 

 They are quite devoid of roots. The terrestrial kinds 

 are common in the tropics and are characterized hy 

 erect foliage of the ordinary type. These often form 



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little tubers by which they may be propagated. Our 

 native aquatic species propagate themselves by seeds 

 and also by winter-buds. (A winter-bud of another 

 aquatic plant is figured under Elodea, p. 528). 



The aquatic species are sometimes cultivated in 

 aquaria, but their flowers are not showy, nor are those 

 of any of the hardy kintls. The showy species are the 

 terrestrial and epiphytic kinds of the tropics. These, 



„i wn m watm houses U J : i , i stove 



T niiierature while some of lli m\ in an 



mtti mediate house As a tl i il i i i in bas- 



kets near the light using a toinp* t it hbious peat 

 and sand The plants are kept constantly wet duimg 

 the growing season and until the fls aie gone Duriug 

 the winter they are rested being kept in a cooler place 

 and given just enough water to keep the tubers from 

 shriveling 



The epiphytic species deserve a word Those who 

 are familiir with hiomeliaceous plants know how the 

 witer crathet m rlip axils of the lea\es These brome- 

 iiil >i 'li HI 1\ tten epiphytic perching on high 

 tl HI 1 I I till 111 n tropical jungles In the mima- 

 tiii 111 ii| I 11 1 by the leaf axils of Vriesia and 

 tli 1 I I iiH li I I liM certain Utriculanas with fully 

 dnelojed anil etf ctn e bladders Occasionallj they 

 send out a long feeler oi runner like shoot which 



2624 Utriculaiia loneifoUa ( X '4 1 

 finds another bromeliad and propagates another Blad- 



Utricularias have numerous slender, wiry scapes bear- 

 ing one or many flowers. Calyx large, 2-parted or 2- 

 lobed: corolla with a spur which is usually long and 

 curved under the fl. ; posterior lip erect, entire, emargi- 

 nate or 2-fid; anterior lip often large, broad and showy, 

 spreading or reflexed, entire, crenate or 3-lobed, or the 

 middle lobe various. About 150 species. 



