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California, July 2. J. Bliss, a missionary at Lokia, near 

 Smyrna, shipped a dozen caprifig fruits containing the eggs of 

 the insect. These arrived at New York July 18 and at San 

 Francisco July 25. Some live insects and unhatched eggs 

 were found in the box upon its arrival, and they were colon- 

 ized in a large caprifig growing upon Mr. Shinn's place. The 

 insects appear to have thrived thus far. 



It is 'commonly supposed, especially throughout the east, 

 that California cannot grow good apples ; but Leonard Coates 

 has recently combatted this opinion before the California State 

 Horticultural Society, and has shown that in certain regions Apples 

 apples of good quality are easily grown. He predicts in Caii- 

 than "in tenor fifteen years from now the state of California fornia - 

 will produce apples in great quantities for export, although 

 now in but very limited supply, and such that will command 

 the admiration of any market ; and they need not all be of 

 what are known as the old standard sorts, for many newer 

 varieties better suited to a mild climate are being introduced 

 from the southern and southwestern states, and we are orig- 

 inating a number of seedlings which are peculiarly suited to 

 our climatic conditions." 



Pacific Northwest. Oregon and Washington are beginning 

 to attract attention in horticultural directions. The following 

 summary of their horticultural status is furnished for this 

 occasion by Professor E. R. Lake, of the Agricultural College 

 of Washington : * 



" Unusual activity has marked matters horticultural in this 

 section during the past year. Great progress has been made 

 in all directions . The organization of many local societies, 

 associations and clubs for the discussion of subjects per- 

 taining to our horticultural interests has been, probably, Pac ifi c 

 the leading factor in this advance. The advent of much North- 

 active young blood from both the east and south, has done 

 no little to awaken a just appreciation of our horticultural 

 resources. Yet, notwithstanding all this, we are sadly negli- 

 gent of much that pertains to our best interests ; we are 

 woefully behind in much of the work that marks the intelli- 

 gent orchardist and gardener, but at the present rate of pro- 

 gress we may reasonably expect to be in sight of the advance 

 guard at the World's Fair. 



* See also Annals for 1890, 28, for an account of Washington horticulture. 



