SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HORTICULTURIST, 
Voij. IV. 
LOS ANGELES, CAL., MARCH, 1881. 
No. 3. 
NORTH AND 80UTH. 
is fT'HE calender of life 
1 would be incom¬ 
plete without the record of 
h few melancholy days,” 
in what the Ladies Floral 
Ciibiurt, New York, says 
in connection with the ac¬ 
companying beautiful en¬ 
graving, North and South, 
and In whom we aro in¬ 
debted for its use. 
That Cabinet goes on 
to say: “It is a pathetic 
sight to see the lovely 
gardens we have tenden 
with so much care shorn 
of their splendor, the 
latest blossoms nipped by 
frost, and ruin and devas¬ 
tation walking with heavy 
footsteps over our conse¬ 
crated places. 
“When the Frost-King 
thus asserts his right to 
reign, and furnishes the 
shroud to cover the dead 
that lie along the line of 
battle, “discretion is the 
bettor part of valor.” He 
who undertakes to fight 
against such odds will 
find himself frost-bitten 
in the encounter, and with 
a natural instinct the birds 
hasten to a warmer cli¬ 
mate, where flowers bloom 
and streamlets flow, be¬ 
yond the reach of ice and 
snow. Some fly singly, 
and some in groups, while 
others migrate m thou¬ 
sands. Even feeble, ill- 
winged birds follow tho 
all-powerful impulse, and 
traverse vast sens and con- 
tin wits as best they can.” 
• * * * 
“ From north to south 
tho tide of emigration 
flows, thus garlanding the 
year with flowers and 
song, bringing about the changeful aoa 
mms which clothe the earth with panoramic 
beauty, and leaving 
regions of hope, even when we ait in the 
shadow of the sepulchre.” 
A friend who lias just arrived in Somi- 
Tropie California from the cold, bleak East, 
said, in *tstatic joy: “Oh! why did 1 not 
know of this beautiful land long years 
j How fitly our pictare 
! represents the cold north, 
’the flight of the birds to a 
| more congenial clime, tho 
land where nil is sunshine, 
where the roses bloom and 
fill tho air with fragrance; 
where the lucious orange 
hang* in golden clusters; 
where the sun shines 
brightly; where the ocean 
breeze tempers tho atmos¬ 
phere; where to live is to 
enjoy life in its fullness. 
The real beauties of our 
south land over all others 
is the orange, the fruits, 
without the malaria, tho 
musquito, tho extremes of 
heat and cold. Why not, 
then, leave the north for 
tho south? 
See how the bird* leave 
the eohl, bleak land, and 
migrate in numberless 
flocks to the land of sun¬ 
shine. See how truly our 
niot ii re represents tho 
North and South. The 
beautiful snow on the one 
hand, the fragrant flowers 
on the other; dreary, cold, 
and cheerless in the north; 
cheerful, pleasant, joyous 
in the south. Who would 
exchange his sunny home 
in Senii-Tmpio California 
for the old one back in 
the snow-clad East? Our 
Citrus Fair, a* has been 
truly said, “ will be worth 
a tnp across the continent 
ty aee,” and it >* to be 
hoped that every citizen 
who loves this genial land 
of tnira will do hi* or her 
duty tow an Is making the 
coining exposition * trim 
representation of ti n poa« 
ihilitie* of Soutboru Cali¬ 
fornia. 
I IIooTii i I 11 U 4 I PaviuoX »Tll bn opened 
I for lb" reception and arrangement* of exhi- 
! bits Friday, March It*. Editorial reception 
March 11- Formal Opait- 
Woilnewtiav, grand 
of tho Southern 
iption of eastern 
celebration day. 
Saturday, grand gala 
g of pri*»* 
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. 
ago? Why did not some one imprest on m 
mind the reality 1 now feed and ace- 
country whom 
A chorus 
mly regrot i 
Tuesday, (T* u.) 
ling Tuesday oveiling. 
I celebration of opening 
1 1onto to tho cast, and rat 
j excursionists. Thursday 
1 1 Friday, school day, 
