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small fruits, for if they are given a little care they will yield a better reward 

 than the wheat field or grain. 



SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. 



Report of J. E. Cutter, Riverside. 



LEADING FRUITS. 



The orange is first, reaching here its highest limit of profit. The raisin 

 (Muscat) grape is second, reaching also its highest limit of production. 

 Apricots are third (in large orchards) , they prove very profitable. Peaches 

 pay well. Pears produce very well, but market is not good. Oranges and 

 raisins are specialties, dwarfing all other crops. 



NEW FRUITS. 



Two seedling blood oranges have originated in Riverside; also a pear- 

 shaped lime, larger than a lemon, but of very bitter rind. 



FRUITS RECOMMENDED FOR PLANTING. 



Oranges and raisin grapes, with apples, peaches, pears, figs, quinces, 

 blackberries, and strawberries for home consumption, 



LEADING VARIETIES. 



Orange. — Washington Navel, Mediterranean Sweet, Maltese Blood, St. 

 Michael, Wilson, Konah, Seedling. The Seedling probably constitute one 

 half of all the Riverside production. 



Lime. — Seedling (the culture is practically discontinued). 



Table Grape. — Black Hamburg, Black Malvoise, Black Morocco, Tokay, 

 Verdel, Muscat. Table grapes are only raised for home use. 



Apple. — Yellow Bellflower, White Winter Pearmain. Apples are but 

 little raised in Riverside. 



Peach. — Crawford, George IV, Lemon Cling, Orange Cling. 



Fig. — Brown Genoa, White Smyrna (?), Blue. 



t Report of G. H. Crafts, Redlands. 



My place is about two thousand feet above sea level, just at the foot of 

 the San Bernardino Mountains. We have hot, dry summers, and cannot 

 grow anything without irrigation. Soil is a gravelly loam, which takes 

 water rapidly, and if properly cultivated holds moisture very well. Frost 

 is almost unknown. Citrus trees, from the seed, need no protection from 

 cold. 



FRUITS CHIEFLY GROWN. 



Orange, lemon, Muscat grape, apricot, peach, prune, nectarine. They 

 are profitable in the order named. 



FRUITS RECOMMENDED. 



Washington Navel orange, Eureka lemon, Muscat of Alexandria grape, 

 a few apricots, peaches, pears, prunes, blackberries, and raspberries. Al- 

 monds do not do well. Quinces are very vigorous growers, and bear well. 



