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pared to the possiliiliii,-^. i\,r roses and lialf-Iiarav 

 shrulis Thrive thmu.ulunit ilic statr. wliilr soutli of the 

 H.tli parLillel sfiiii-rrupical plants make tine -Tcwth aihl 

 hkKUU profusrl\-. 



PossibiUfi. s in < '<i !i fny^'m .~{':xV\UM-\ni\ iifl'ds liinit- 

 less oppurtuiiirii.'s for railway liurririilt iiral (h-vi'h)|pnieiir 

 raTiii-ing- t'rom the .sriii L-trn|,i,'al -i-M\vThs ..f theeitrcii^ 

 belt to the alpiiit- phmts on the vcr-r ot' ihr evci'la^Titi- 

 -now that eaps the 111. mil tains. A fr\\- exauiples ol' raUrnad 

 i^^ardeiiino- that existed in thf s<iin)H.-ni [)art of tin- statu 

 about 1890 \Yere maintained wliolly by ])rlvale I'lUi-r- 

 prise as n means of advandnu- n/al o-^raro inriTo-^K, 

 Some years haer. however. (-■nd)idli-.)ird >taiion-.i;rounds 

 aggregatiiys: a .a'oodly iininl)or rxisted. Hut tlir-o a\ em 

 scattered, the state beini;' so iari^-e tha.t nu railway com- 

 pany could aftV-rd to establish g-ardeus Tlirnu--lioiit the 

 extent of its lines at once, and tlie mos! pniiiressl\e com- 

 mimities secured the tirst imi-roveriu-nts ot' this cla^'^. 

 The Southern Paeilie Kaihv:i>- ('oni[)any was the ori^iina- 

 tor uf the work and has exprudi-d lari^e siim^ in beauti- 

 fying: choice s-|)ut^ alon:^- ils niuf(.-, as at ]\bTrrd, Fresno. 

 Santa Monica. Pomona, I'asadcna. Rivrrsidc. The rani^e 

 of soil and climate is wide. At Los Ani::eh-s there are 

 palms rlatinir fnnn tlie Spanish iiei^njialion . a collection 

 of semi-Tropiral sbiaih^. ^nid a di^pbiy ot yncras, carti 

 and o[ln-r curions \i.'--eTai ion fi'oni rhr Ari/'.-na (h^sert. 



( Stercniia ) and casnarimi , whicli lal rer dors excrjo 

 tioually welh eucalypti, acacia in all except ijio most 

 tender varieties, ^rc-'villea, li;^'nslnim, imi.uiioha. I''rn:r- 

 ii'ii.^ ( 'fi!i/<'rniriis aTlil /'■. I .rrr/sd wJiere Water is 

 avaihdpie. (o-a|ie niNrtle, ahutiloii, o|e;uider and p-n^e- 

 -ranate \ \n>] h the last do ma.miilicentl)- 1 . ojive a]id 

 earoh \\hiidi do tiiiely, and rosev, -wliirh are incJJm.Ml to 

 burn and to stop liowerniL:' (bu'inj^' the heat oi;' inid- 

 sinniner awa>" from the coasl, Vim/s u^ed are ]tassi- 

 tloviis, ^vhiidi thrive in tlo^ heateil valleys, bi-nonias 

 and wistarias, also ja -^nnnes. wiiiidi in e line to Ian n 

 wlien used ill the interior id' tie-" -taie, i<< ,],> jilso maplc- 

 ti-ees. (If pahiis, rrindiai-dia and "Was! i in-ton ia are ;, s 

 ea.^iiv Li'J'own as onions ; /■'/'*/ nl.r < 'fi III! rirn.-.is doe,^ Well, 

 and ('iKinnenais ^'rows s|owl\-. A bill- bst of plants, 

 tender in (In- i.a-t. are mentioned, amoni;- them gera- 

 idums, wide!) : i-e sjioken (.f as beinL;' "killed to the 

 lifonnd awa>' t'l'oni the I'oast some winiefs." The [danfs 

 That have pro\,'d liest adapted io alk.ali soils are: 

 rim -nix, Prirrli;irdia ami \Vasliin;;T(r!da amr,n,^^ )<alms, 

 Tlie Euro}iean sycjniiore, cottomyuod, <dive. cra]"ie niyrTb- 

 and some eucab }iti. 3ir, Ki-inn-rs is cd' The o]nnii"ai 

 that; "The .li'ardens of California shonid lie ijiven a 

 (dassic iMediterranean aspect. It iias tlie cliniari-, Tlie 

 co|,n-in-- of roek. of soil and of sky. t<p£:ether with the 

 "Warm blue ■■ea of Italy, Sfiain ami 'dreece. The state- 



'"^ne rrn-t i ol tr ating" ^ ra Iv 



g: ound 



b t er m thid ot treating the area 



Roses in Itloom all winter are the -peeial attraction at 

 several ]ioints. Aloni;- the nrean, where ditlicult Inir- 

 ticultural problem.- are met, the use ot' mesembryan- 

 tliemums, eucalypti and other siieculents is ;^^eneral. 

 Where water is avaihdde, pa-sit1or;(s. iponieas and the 

 tropicai hibiscuses make a wondevfnl s]iew. In some 

 places acres of dand.oos. plant. a! closely in sliiftim,^ 

 sands, are of great vahie. (AVarer is e.^sential for their 

 establishment. I Some of tlie be~t r;illway L:ardens are 

 on the I\IontereY line from San Fran^.-isco past San Jose 

 to the ancient capital of tlie state. At i ■asTro\ ille Tliere 

 is a picturesqTie " -wilderness " c:a.rden overdowiui^' at all 

 seasons with frairra.nee and bb.oni, an^I the lirtle railroail 

 i^'ardens along the "peninsula " i S:in :\la.te<. county) have 

 a more finished aspect than any others in tlie state. 



Johannes Epinjers. hnidsenpe gard.i.^ner of the San 

 Francisco it San JoaM'bn \"aUey P.ranch of the Santa Fe 

 road, ftimisbesthe f^dlowiuL^ inior]i;atimi : "For lawns, 

 we Use exclnsivelv a ndxtnre of Australian rye grass 

 !tO per cent and white clover .10 ]M-r cent. We find that 

 this mixture Ldves a lawn better able to withstand the 

 heat, drouLdit and poor soil usually furnished for tilling 

 than any other. The grass retains its dark, rich cohn- 

 even when almost dying from tliirst, and nudges a 

 strong turf that is not likely to Imrn even wlien watered 

 in the heat of a cloudless stmnnerday: and it also re- 

 quires less water and less fertilizer than either tdue- 

 grass or timothy. We make much use of a regular form 

 of the Pride of China tree \Melia Azerlc niel>) . known 

 as the Tfxas umbrella tree, for shade around buildings 

 and for avenues. Its low, spreading form makes it 

 harmonize with the broad-roofed Spanish style of archi- 

 tecture used for our buildings. It is a raidd Li-rower 

 and is not ib-fonned Ijv the continuous northwi^st ti'ade- 

 winds." 



Other trees and ydants mentioned inclnde tlie i-aul- 

 ownia. pepper, ctitalpa. ]iiulb<-rry. tig. the bracliycliiTon 



has not lieen ai^preidated liere ; and 

 dune wuh the li-. the olive and the 



lin'--- of the '-ypi''- 

 Mhat ndii-ht not b 

 palm on these hilNide sloi^esf- 



Mr. rhas. PI, shiuTi, of ilie California Fxiuu-iment 

 Station, -ays; "There seems no donl.'T that the time 

 will I'orae \\heii .im^ id' the special features of travel in 

 California vill be the horticultural display at Tlion-ands 

 of small railri^ad gardens si-atTered along evir\- \"alley 

 ami nmuiitain from San Diei^'O to Siskivou." 



Tr^iitnuuf of the Biiilii of Way B>-f'vevu Six/ i.-,,,y. .- 

 ("Ml tins pnint The Tiarden & Forest editorial yirevi'nisiy 

 ipnde<1 s;iys: "AVhat Is needed is aground covering- that 

 will be more yiernianent than tnrf and will nut need its 

 i/onsTant cutting and attr'ntion, and whitdi can be se- 

 rrired udtliont The enornmus hrst exf>emiiture for aecn- 

 rate grading and tJie deep soil that make- a gras- sln-j.e 

 ]U'esentable." and adds: '' Sttch low plant- as wild vo-f-^, 

 dwarf willows and sumacs, sweet fern, bayb(-rr)". etc.. 

 when once established will prevent surface soil from 

 washiui^-. wdll nid u'row tall enough tu interfere with 

 o]ierating the road, and if destroyed by fire woidd ^oon 

 grow a^'ain from the root andVe-cover the grotmd." 



The proof of these deductions is seen yearly on many 

 mads, wliere thousands of miles of railnaid rights of 

 way which, in the spring and early surnnifn-, are like 

 ribbons of flowered brocade linking the towns together 

 but later in the season bec^ane lilackened wastes from 

 accidental or intentional fires. 1 ear Ijy year this mourn- 

 ful program is repeated. 



Railway ollicials offer no practical objections to the use 

 of small tret-s and of slirit'is lietween stations that apply 

 when they are ydaced with discretion; viz.. on the outer 

 boundaries of rights of way that are lOi) or more feet 

 wide, on straight str^ttdies, or on long tangents, and not 

 on short curves or near Lirade crossings. The tracks 

 slnir.ld never be menai'i^l hy the danger of trees falling 

 across them in wind storms, nor should the tehrgrapii 



