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to $300 per acre to bring them into bearing, and 
generally an acre will contain from 700 to 800 trees 
worth in bearing from 75 cts. to $1.00 per tree. 
The cost of preparing the product averages 7 to 8 
cents per lb. 
Stcrciilia has 85 often very similar species de- 
scribed; they are mostly from warm regions, but a 
few pass beyond the tropics, and if my memory 
serves, one of these stood out at Washington several 
years. Further south S. platanifolia is quite satisfac- 
tory, and no doubt several of the East Indian kinds 
would succeed below the severe frost line. Cheiros- 
temon is the singular Mexican “hand flower” grow- 
ing to a fair sized tree. Fremontia Californica, 
named after a distinguished explorer who was badly 
rewarded by his government, is unfortunately diffi- 
cult on the Atlantic Slope, but does better in parts 
of Southern Europe. It is a handsome shrub. Dom- 
beyas, Mahernias and some few others of the alliance 
are growing in greenhouse collections. 
Grewia is a large genus of some 80 species of 
shrubs and trees from the warm regions of both hem- 
ispheres. G. parviflora is in one or two of the hardy 
botanical collections, and has flowered about mid- 
summer; it is from China, and not showy, but sev- 
eral plants of ordinary character in themselves are 
often useful to highten the effect of others. 
Corchorus Capsiilaris is the “jute” so largely 
grown in India for the Dundee Mills. There are 30 
species, of little ornamental value, found in the 
warm parts of the world, C. pilolobus and C. siliqu- 
osus being found in Texas, southwards. 
Tilia has 8 species and a very large number of 
varieties, from temperate Europe, Asia and North 
America. Among the most ornamental kinds, T. 
Europeea rubra, T. aurea and T. pendula may be 
mentioned. T. argentea is a handsome silvery 
leaved species, and it also has a variety with droop- 
ing branches, called T. argentea 
orbicularis of recent introduction 
Others have been referred to T. 
petiolaris. 
Tilias are often affected by two 
or three species of mites which 
form “finger galls’’ on the leaves 
as shown in the cut, but they can 
scarcely be said to do much harm. 
These trees are known as “Lin- 
dens” or “Limes” in Europe, and 
as “bass woods” here. They pro- 
duce the bast matting so well 
known to gardeners and prepared 
chiefly in Russia. 
pyK vfery large number of the 
plants’ of this alliance yield stem 
or seed fibres. Many are use- 
ful timber trees, usually with light soft wood. The 
famous Massoolah boats of Madras, are built of 
Berrya wood. Several grewias and others have 
edible fruits, and a mucilaginous or acidulous quality 
is quite common among them. 
Trenton N. J. James MacPJierson. 
The California University Gardens. 
The grounds of the California State University 
at Berkeley, facing the Golden Gate, are situated in 
a very equable and attractive climate, where the 
range of vegetation is unusually great. Many 
prominent botanists and horticulturists, visiting the 
place, have expressed their surprise at the variety 
of species to be seen here. We have had notable 
visitors from Russia, Germany, France, England, 
Japan, and other countries, as well as from various 
parts of the United States. 
A rather rapid review of some of the trees and 
plants which can be seen in a walk across the ten 
or twelve acres best planted along the slopes of the 
hills, will illustrate the extent of this interesting cli- 
matic range. All the plants named are in first 
rate health, and all are growing close together, un- 
der the same conditions, and receiving the same 
outdoor treatment, namely, a fair amount of culti- 
vation, but no irrigation. The typical native 
growths are oaks ( Qiiercus agrifolia) together with 
laurels {Umbellaria Californica), buckeyes (Aescu- 
lus Californica), the Toyon, or red-berry {Hetero- 
ineles arbiitifolia) and lesser growths. All these 
belong to the outer slopes of the Coast Range, 
within the region of sufficient rainfall, but not 
within the Redwood district. We are really on a 
climatic border-line between the Redwood country, 
and the Oak country, of the Coast Range. We 
have no Madrone lyArbiittis Menziesii) and no Manza- 
Arctesia phyllns, ) but outposts of the Redwood 
GLIMPSE OF THE ECONOMIC GARDEN, BERKELEY, CAL. 
