114 '^^^ Orange for Heaith, Pleasure and Profit. 



with smooth skin, pale yellow and very glossy. Rind thick and 

 spongy and very bitter. Ornamental only 



Bouquet. — The large and fragrant flowers are of commercial- 

 value, as also in the following species. Fruit very bitter. 



Bergamot. — Fruit large and rough, flattened, ornamental 

 only. Grown for the blossoms. 



The oils of Neroli and Bergamot are expressed or distilled 

 from orange blossoms. The fragrance of orange blossoms is very 

 agreeable, and is thus utilized by perfumers. In the poetic lan- 

 guage of flowers the orange blossom is the emblem of chastity, 

 and is the recognized bridal flower among English speaking peo- 

 ple. 



The question as to whether there is danger of over-production 

 is always to be heard in connection with any industry, long be- 

 fore the market is nearly supplied. Nearly five million bushels 

 of oranges were imported into the United States in 1S84. South- 

 ern California expoited in 1890 nearly 3,000 carloads of this fa- 

 vorite fruit. The quality of our California oranges is recognized 

 as superior to the product of Florida or of the foreign importa- 

 tions. That there is or ever will be any danger of an over-pro- 

 duction of a fine quality of fruit need not be entertained for a. 

 moment. The product of the 6,000 acres under cultivation at 

 Riverside, in 1890, realized for citrus fruits (oranges and lem- 

 ons) one million dollars, and for raisins and other dried fruits 

 half a million dollars — a handsome income for any community. 

 While it cannot be hoped to maintain the present profits of orange 

 culture for all time, yet no diminution need be feared for years tO' 

 come, and the industry is likely to continue one of the most pro- 

 fitable among horticultural pursuits. 



Success requires careful judgment in many directions. Of pri- 

 mary importance is the selection of the site of an orange orchard, 

 with suitable soil. Care in the selection of the best trees is of 

 second importance. The planting requires dexterity and careful 

 management, and May is recommended by some as the best 

 month in southern California for this work. Cultivation, irriga- 

 tion and fertilizing are other subjects which demand attention — 

 and the details of each of these subjects would each requite a vol- 

 ume for their proper presentation. And last but not least is it 

 desirable to be posted on the useful and injurious insects which 

 aid or hinder the horticulturist, as well as a knowledge of fungous 

 or other diseases which may beset the orange. The orange, for 

 health, pleasure and profit, however, can scarcely find a rival 

 among the fruits of the- earth. C. R. Orcutt^ 



Vl^ALDEMAR'G: KLEE. 



W. G. Klee, late Inspector -of the Agricultural Experimental 

 Stations in California, died in the early part of Febriiary, of con- 

 sumption, in his thirty-eighth year.- He was born in Copenhagen, 



