Annals of Horticulture. 



The total imports of oranges and lemons into the United 

 States for a series of fiscal years (ending June 30) have been 



Notwithstanding the rapidly increasing production ot 



their own, for the most part, a fact which shows that the 

 consumption of oranges must be greatly on the increase. 

 The lemon movement from foreign countries is rapidly grow- 

 ing, and the domestic lemon crop is not yet large enough to 

 influence it. 



Arizona promises to become an important region for citrous 

 fruits. The first important shipment of oranges from Arizona 

 was made about the opening of the year 1892. The following 

 dates, given by a correspondent in Fruit Trade Journal, atford 

 Arizona. a g enera i v i ew G f t i K . progression of the season in Arizona, the 

 fruit prospects of which are certanly inviting: "In 1886 

 there were ripe apricots in Yuma, May 15 ; in '87, on May 14 

 apricots were ripe, figs on the 16th, and grapes June 6; in '88 

 mulberries were ripe April 21, wild currants or quaviries May 

 5, figs and apricots Mav 12, watermelons May 25. White Adri- 

 atic figs and Black Hamburg grapes June and, and Muscatel 

 grapes, muskmelons and second crop of figs on June 7; in 



and BlacL Hamburg grapes 'on May 25th, Ln/second crop of 

 figs June 29th. Yuma figs that year sold in San Francisco 



