330 The Kittatinny Blackberry. 



irrigating gardens. .Some day. perhaps not distant, the rivers will be 

 turned over the land, and steamboats compelled to wait for crops to 

 grow. 



We had a few hours to spend in San Francisco before the sailing of 

 the steamer, and devoted most of this time to visiting commission houses, 

 where fruit and vegetables are sold. The simple announcement that 

 we were from the East, and desired to look at the productions of Cali- 

 fornia, secured us the greatest attention. Boxes were opened, when 

 necessar}-, to show us any variety not exposed to view, and with hospi- 

 tality' truly Pacific^ we were invited to eat. As we devoured a huge 

 bunch of White Muscat of Alexandria grapes, we wondered if we 

 could ever smack our lips over Concords again. The choicest of fruits 

 are sold at prices within the reach of all. Apples from fifty cents to 

 one dollar and a half per bushel ; Washington plums, two dollars per 

 bushel ; finest of peaches, three dollars per bushel ; nice Bartlett pears, 

 a dollar and a half to two dollars per bushel ; apricots, one dollar and 

 a quarter per bushel ; White Muscat grapes, eight cents per pound, 

 and Black Hamh)urgs, six cents. Vegetables were very fine, plenty, 

 and cheap, and displayed in great variet}'. It is remarkable, that al- 

 though California fruits are exempt from injurious insecis, gardeners 

 are very much pestered with a worm in corn. 



Taking one of the steamers of the North Pacific Transportation Com- 

 pany, we soon found ourself facing, for the first time, the grand Pacific 

 Ocean, and in four days arrived at Portland. 



PoRTXAND, Oregon, August 21, 1871. 



THE KITTATIXXY BLACKBERRY. 



This variety takes its name from the Kittatinny Mountains, in New 

 Jersey, where it was found growing wild. The specimen figured was 

 raised by Captain John B. Moore, of Concord, Mass., but owing to the 

 dry weather, is not as large as in a more favorable season. It is now 

 very widely disseminated, and is everywhere esteemed one of the most 

 valuable kinds. It is longer in coming into bearing than some other 

 kinds, but when fully established is very productive. It begins to ripen 



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