CITRUS FRUITS AND FRUITS 

 FROM THE TROPICS 



NEW EXPERIMENTS WELL WORTH TRYING 



I AM sometimes asked why I did not establish 

 my experimental gardens in Southern Cali- 

 fornia. 



My answer is that I chose the location some- 

 what by accident, but that I soon found reasons 

 for not changing it. 



The chief of these is that I desired to produce 

 fruits, flowers, and vegetables adapted for growth 

 in the widest possible territories, and it was there- 

 fore desirable that I should be located in a region 

 where the plants could have the test of relatively 

 cold winters during the time of their development. 

 Moreover nearly all our orchard fruits thrive and 

 come to perfection in this part of the state better 

 than almost anywhere in the southern part. 



But, on the other hand, the location has not 

 been altogether without its drawbacks; for where- 

 as I am able to experiment to better advantage 



[VOLUME IV CHAPTER IX] 



