ARIZONA—ARTICHOKE 
Giape Fruit—Triumph, Walter, Bowin 
Lemons—Villa Franca, Sicily. 
Mulberries—Downing, Russian. 
Olives—Manzanillo, Nevadillo, Blanco, 
Mission. 
Oranges—Ruby Blood, Jaffa, Parson’s 
Brown, Mediterranean Sweet, Bahia 
(Washington Naval). 
Peaches, Early—-Early Crawford, Par- 
son's Early, Triumph, Sneed, Strawberry. 
Peaches, Late—Globe, Salway, Oldmix- 
on, Heath’s Freestone, Muir, December 
Cling. 
Pears, 
Wilder. 
Early — Brandywine, Bartlett, 
555 
Pears, Late—Winter Nelis, Pia Berry. 
Plums—Wickson, Kelsey, Botan White, 
Royal Native. 
Pomegranates—Ruby, 
Papershell. 
Quinces—Champion, Portugal, Orange. 
Strawberiies—Arizona Everbearing. 
Arizona 1s still an undeveloped state, 
and just what is possible has not yet been 
determined, but it seems sure that when 
experiments have proven the products 
best adapted, and the best methods have 
been employed, that it will be far more 
productive than at present. 
GRANVILLE LOWTHER 
Sweet, Golden, 
Frost and Precipitation 
FROST Precipita- 
tion 
Average Date of Date of Annual 
STATION ee 
First Latest Earliest Latest 
Killing in Killingin | Killingin | Killing in Inches 
Autumn Spring Autumn Spring 
Fort Defiance. .| Bept 23 June 2 Sept. 11 June 7 12.8 
Mohave... , Dec. 3 Feb, 23 Nov. 23 Mar. 24 5.4 
Holebrook Oct. 15 Mar. 8 Sept. 17 June 13 7.9 
Signal . Nov. 15 Mar, 13 Oct. 30 April 8 7.1 
Prescott . Oct. 20 Mar. 20 Sept. 15 June 2 15.6 
Phoenix... Dec. 3 Feb. 23 Nov. 9 Mar. 31 6.8 
Fort Apache. Oct. 13 May 10 Sept. 22 June 12 17.6 
Yuma 2.0 ce eee efee ee eee a es 2.7 
Dudleyville Nov. 18 Mar. 30 Oct. 16 May 38 12.0 
Oracle... Dec. 4 Mar. 29 Nov. 12 May 3 15.9 
Fort Grant Nov. 26 April 1 Nov. 2 June 4 13.5 
Tuscon Nov. 22 Mar. 26 Oct. 16 May 3 9.8 
Fort Huachuca. Nov. 28 April 5 Oct. 30 May 3 16.2 
Artichoke 
The artichoke is a thistle-like plant of 
the aster family, probably a native of 
southern Europe, but now widely culti- 
vated. The fleshy bases of the scales on 
its globular head, together with the re- 
ceptacle, are edible while immature. The 
Jerusalem artichoke is cultivated for its 
edible tubers. W. R. Beattie says: 
Artichoke, Globe 
“Deep, rich sandy loam, with a liberal 
Supply of well-rotted manure, is best 
suited for growing artichokes. Plant the 
seeds as soon as the soil is warm in the 
spring, and when the plants have formed 
three or four leaves they may be trans- 
planted to rows three feet apart and two 
feet apart in the row. The plants do not pro- 
duce until the second season, and in cold 
localities some form of covering will be 
necessary during the winter. This crop 
is not suited for cultivation north of the 
line of zero temperature. 
“After the bed is once established the 
plants may be reset each year by using 
the side shoots from the base of the old 
plants. If not reset the bed will continue 
to produce for several years, but the burs 
will not be so large as from new plants. 
