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S EM I-Tito PIC CA UFO UNI A. 
»moimr»y. 
fienornl Nnglee, of San Jose, introduced 
from France flic ('liui'ljon.nenx and Trous¬ 
seau. Those are mixed together ana l»of h 
belong to the Pinean family of grajies. 
Here in California they have acquired the 
general name of Burgundy, pfolmMy from 
the fuel that llm coiiir from tlmt ibxtrii.-f, 
mid arc need lo timhn tlmt cclebmlod wine, 
The two varieties of grapes are so much 
alike in wood, foliage, and fruit that 1, fur 
a tong time, bcliitved them In he one 
variety, until mime years ago, the bens 
taught mo the difference lirfvvi mi Ihein. 
for they would make their attack on one 
vine nud another vine lij it» side tlmyi 
would not touch 1 then found, by tnaf-1 
iiijf, one much Hwoetei limn the of her.’ The; 
gi'upcH of fit her are small. vr n bluet, Mind) 
hiiuchca: the leaf hut little Id lied or ser- 
raled, and round, imieli like some of our 
wild grape a. grown in this neighborhood. 
It bus a great main huuuhtiK and is a heavy 
hearer, (ion. Xriglee assured iui-that the 
,'eoi f uns then they luul averaged ihirty- 
tl*re© pounds to I he vine, and it i$ from 
this grape that lie in-ilu s hm bust brandy. 
He also told me it made a very superior 
block (be named it} wine. 1 have not triad 
it sufficiently here |.i speak with • erluinlv 
about the qualify Ol llir wine, but I know 
d is a heavy hearer and bdiovo it. will make 
'lie best heavy red wine (Burgundy) in the 
Mute. Asyd it. is not gem mllv introduced 
in tills State. It being routined'lo San Jose 
nil I Santa Clara county, but siieb willf us 
lias reached the San I’laucmeo luarliel him 
I'M M pronounced III. beat red wine in the 
Kiuir 1 have not l,ad it long . . gb, or 
m 8U (nric lit ij mm tit \ trj maKi.* yyiup fium it, 
except in „„ expemnuutn] wav. I belie vc 
in it. It is a fail ciihug giiij.i 
I could add Muscat of Alexandria, which, 
"'ll: In r 0,1 MfM— Sic.s o Skuvki: C. ,S. A It MV. 
I."<mI (Uisrii.itiun.v l.„, Angulos, Cal., January, 
I $S(), 
Blithest Uarotucti-r. 30.304; date. Jan. 31. 
I.nxn-l lluruni. O r ITl.GItt; tan. 2-X. 
I Mont 111 -. I.oi.o.if Kti.on, n r. 0.01? 
•bgli'-'t IVin|h ratlin', 'ikfh Jan. 1*. 
-I imiiperntiire, 311.0; date. Jan. JO. 
Monthly laiir' "I Ti>m]«-riitiuv. U',.0. 
• .-.--.r* •»( ilaity range »l ..future, 31.5 .1. ... : 
tv .hm. 15. ** 
k-'weat daily ridge "f I'.-mi'i ratiii.', I.'I.O.I. ' ;-hitv, 
Jon. 
Mean -f Mnsiiiinni TrlrifM-rslurei*. tl 3 .S <l,g. 
Menu nf Mitiuivii" t'HinjMTtitiiiv.*,-Il.ydeg. 
•M‘ ■*" daily rangr ,.f T. inyi'nituns 22, | <lo K . 
I'"tnl rainfall. | ini.-h>-« 
l’lv\aiting wind, N. 
Maximum v.-I.h sty nt win, 1 anti directmii, 21 mil. a 
NK.; date, Jim. 9 J. 
Ninnl'i r nf rl.md) ilxy* on whieli ram fell, I. 
Nui.'I.in .a rt'imU tiny » »n which n» rdu fell, 0. 
r.'t vl uiimlair of Java on wh,. l, rain f. lt, .5 
Itan* l>l fruit, Jan. |. 27 . 23, 2!l 30 31 
J M. Kin vi z. 
Serge nut Signal (’„rin V ,s. Army. 
Sfjititm 1 \jts Aiik'i'lr ,, (*aI, 
Mate: Knhrunry I, ISSlI, 
Nol witlmlainlingthe unusual cold weather 
for Southern California, ns shown in the 
ubove signal service report, wo eonorntu- 
Iriti! oiiiaelvea that, him not° been 
worse.*' 
No special damage to report, unless it is 
III places where the lm,. s have suffered 
from the frost 
FRUIT DRYING. 
The drying of fruit, should become with 
us mi extensive and profitable busiiicas. 
The demand lust wv 
your far exceeded jff j*k 
the supply, largo 
orders for dried 
peachea and other 
fruits being received 
winch could not lie 
tilled. 
i'lie superior ex¬ 
cellence of our fruits 
commands for thorn 
an extra price in the 
1 a stern markets, 
should a surplus be 
left after supplying 
the increasing dc- 
1 "ic .i.ed to think, will make a vm 
l H ;i’" 1 l1 "' brandy, and West St, PnlerVl 
winch m Maul to he the best sherry grape 
as yet tried III California. However thlH 
paper ,k already ..I, h.nge, tl.ar. I in¬ 
tended, and 1 will clone for the present'. 
_ Is. J , ltoSK. 
Ft b I'lcmwnt to know Ihntanmr ../ om 
I",- Angeles eoui.ly wines bicouiiog 
note, for oxccptioiml cWllenw Those 
w inch to, Nome year-, past have I., 
1WFI ' ' '' J K . f,v "‘ »»«■ 
l .lba grape are uttrueliug the most 
nvorabh- altcntion o( on.. . 'J'liV j 
"Ml!' ! ‘ :1 "' v I’""" 1 •' 'nequal any wme | 
h. kill.I made until., footstool Many 
n,;d mirny a confiding i„rln,d„ul p„ ln sj j 
,,u '* botUr for wines wine 
lhe beautiful snow was chjuycd l,y tlio 
natives, who Imd maw W en snow before 
A,, enterprising eoircHpoudcm succeeded 
m gathering together » snow-ball ha largo 
“* '/ ,u ' “ f bugCHt Winter Peuiuiaui 
apples I'xhiluled at tlic fair. 
A great, tunny people from the East are 
lo re. sp, ,, nli ,, o the winter; all say they are 
rati lied with what has been said in praise 
Of the salubrious climate of Southern t'uli- 
foi'uia, 
Kx-gore,nor I "nb„, of New York. 
gentle,m (li ,. x te„Hiv,, tmvel tbe van- 
o.ts countries of the world expresses |,n„- 
' lt •»- 1 ' •**»•-«! I hat, no oil,,' climate 
Om world equals ti,„t „f 
., ,. 11 . „ .. , w-Uicli are 
7' 'e'} much O'fcnoi to lhe l.. w | 
vintugca of our Ha„ f.labriH n ,I 
1 V;“‘ -"-'"'■'•"t figure |., i,.,., )1M 
. . .. ,h . . 
, 1 |J ‘7’- ««* bavc ii-.ver l,ee„ 
• ";'J "•*';d "Ur belief that the ex ' ,ou.; 
r, n"“ ul u,hl nob noil of California 1 
7 gourde J m wines and bruudir-J 
■ . 
1 bint grape cuttings. 
l r ' h I . Him., gnni IMl 
Ml out 14 f"H a pa, I will grow 2 ■/:, ,| IP 
a-" limt.,1 near the Imiim. |, in , 
hi 'ua fu, 7 "''"‘l" -uni pioli-ctmu (l „ m 
ll “ ?"•''* '• Fl'reo *" four vearo they 
• an In, cut. fo, fuel, each i,e H .nppKi,,., ni 
b-F.hn. ilnvs wood loi a family.'^ 
ll ':" off - K^ovv from Ho Mump 
. 
■ -J nml liesi Iii-I N Hliinduig, that, will 
»• hi fo, mam,met,mug purposes j„ „ f„" 
’.,o i am bring as much luoie u<*t cash 
V """ ,n 'Fane da County, it 
.^ 
mniid from Arizona and the fruitless coun- 
• i.yeaat. lucrciiserl fiicilitioBof manv kinds 
have been contrived to assist in lhe produc¬ 
tion of extra supplies of dried fruits. 
Oil this page XX ill found „ 4 eut of t.lio 
1'lumiiier Fruit and Vegetable Dryer. 
Aiming its Huntx compelilnre wo kiiuvv of 
m-m vvhicli recomuicmls itadf as rnm-ii ns 
this It is durable, -simplo, clmap. Fruit 
prepared by it has gamed an enviable 
icpiilalmn, receiving tbe liiglmst avvanl at 
1 “'UT* Exposition, and having quicker 
«ale than Unit prepared by other methodu. 
\\ bile suii-dncd apples sell at the East at 
Mir cents per pound, those dried by 
evaporation are quoted at fifteen cents. 
(trying must necessarily remain tlm pop¬ 
ular way of preserving iy u jt, being of less 
bulk, more upen to in spent ion. and ron- 
vement in ev-ry way. Mneliine-dii, d 
rruits an free from the dust, worms ami 
lb"', winch make the ordinary sun dried so 
ohji elii,liable, and the saving ot lime and 
",ublc by the shorter process will clear 
piicr ,,f a marl.me in one \mr, lo say 
nothing of ,» higher price for I lie gnoda. ' 
In eommendin." tl„. Flumiimr we do so 
ii/idrnJaitdiugly, and wo cm, highly reerm,- 
m'ml and luiluruc, the agents. Messrs. 
• ' ^ *'■'"*'■*. wliohe iiilveii,moment 
appears m another part of this paper, 
ri.snr; To OavKm: CVl.Tl . - Ur have 
neeived from Maasrs. E \ \ \ |[ jy M|| . 
wile, nillMCrvill.'ll, of Luke (iiairgc FJo- 
circ'rftlmir-'Newtlin.le b.Ormign 
1 r4 .' rtl "' ' 1 H ‘- v bn leu rents, 
7,7“,' ' , " T “ l'"n,pl,l,J Ireallng 
"( I lie best met Imd of culture unde, l-’lo- 
7 lM r "'"bl,o|»h of „,il, dm,ate. I'.lc It 
Vrr ‘ " dur " l .‘“l' , " i '. Mime,I ms, ami 
desenbes sum" hr, vavmti, - as pr.q,agal-,| 
Minin; I),, ml'orm,an,it i* contains w ill be 
"f mtr rest and value to California grow.ys. 
The April number will co n l;niu a number 
I f i ie dbiHliatmus. and a complete ,-oide 
• "m!, . , ’ ll "‘ V,lm> 1,1 k 11 lo Calif", Mia, 
!h ■ . V "l’ n '“ l « ,, »*M«I "durma 
0,1 travelers, and mmugiantH 1 
