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Fig. — California Black, White Adriatic, Turkish Brown. 

 Nectarine. — New White, Boston, Red Roman. 



Apricot. — Peach, Royal, Moorpark. Another similar in size and general 

 form to the " Peach," name not present to mind. 



LAKE COUNTY. 



Report of Nathan Graham, Upper Lake. 



The leading fruits grown here are apples, pears, prunes, and peaches. 

 Figs are grown only to a limited and experimental state. Other fruits, 

 excepting citrus fruits, do remarkably well, but have only been tried to a 

 limited extent. 



LASSEN COUNTY. 



Report of J. M. Stein-burger, Long Valley. 



Apples, peaches, plums, and pears are the leading fruits grown here. 

 Peaches are the most profitable. Cherries and apricots do well, but are 

 very little grown. Small fruits are not grown to any great extent, owing 

 to lack of water. 



LOS ANGELES COUNTY. 



Report of George Rice, Alhambra. 



The planting of fruit trees the last season was much greater than for 

 several years. The speculative tendency turned to the more substantial, 

 and the result was as stated above. The indications, not only for the 

 coming season, but for some years to come, are in favor of planting many 

 new orchards, and the establishing of canneries and fruit driers. 



Of course, orange growing is our principal industry here in Alhambra, 

 on account of the suitable character of the soil, climate, and the abundance 

 of water. 



It has only been twelve years since the first orchards were planted, and 

 our territory is hemmed in by large ranches devoted to grapevines and 

 grain, therefore limited. Over one hundred carloads of citrus fruits were 

 shipped from here the past season. 



FRUITS RECOMMENDED. 



I would recommend the planting of oranges and lemons, as the most 

 profitable, although we are threatened with that awful pest, the cottony 

 cushion scale, but by due diligence, and by no orchardist attempting to 

 plant more than he can take care of, I do not see but what any person can 

 plant oranges and make it pay, even with the scale bug to fight. 



FRUITS CHIEFLY GROWN. 



The fruits chiefly grown here are oranges and lemons, although quite a 

 good many Bartlett pears are grown; also wine grapes. 



VARIETIES RECOMMENDED. 



Orange. — Washington Navel, Seedling, Malta Blood, Valencia Late, St. 

 Michael, Satsuma, Tangerine. 

 Lemon. — Eureka. 

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