,S EMI TROPIC < ALIFORM I A. 
VrtTiifinT r! ,tt Tahiti, *»d “*• *»•'«* oranges except Idl* increasing each ye. 
^ 1 J1,4 Z K UHJ tho«. grown in California. must he t.ickod! oni-nml to,,, thr.,u„ 
OITEUS OULTUEE. 
iicnwial si nuKsTioxs ash rnouoUT* o.\ 
CITRl't) <’lM.TrRB, IJtCLBlUNG PI Rnl|ANi>l: 
TliAOK, VAST, ritRMK.Vr, AVI* p||P»rR<*TIVK. 
"TIT’HEN competitive railroads shall have 
VV been crvinpli-loil spanning the cmi'i 
nent below the sntiiv bolt, then a new era will 
dawn upon ue, and our noble fruit, will rap 
idly find its way and be introduced to nil 
port 10116 of our country; and the day in not 
fnr distant when orders will come from 
across the waters of our oceans for whole 
cargoes of our orange*. 
We also enjoy a decided advantage for 
j thiwc grown in California, muat be pickedjopened up tons through the enerjreW rh« 
I green, or in a semi-green condition, to he Southern and Central Pacific Railway d, 
carried siicccxsfully to distant markets. The rectory in extending their lines, arid there 
truth is, our orange* keep aomnl when, un- j fore I think the consumption will k.-ep pace 
iler the satno circumstances, their* would with »h« production and sustain the present 
decay. Ours can be ripened on the trees, market price. Another and most 
and will tliun kacp fbr months, whilu from reason m sustain this ui.lni-n, r, n the 
Other orange-growing districts limy mini j fact that f n this c-'ast tU orangn remain 
be shipped almost In n green condition, nr j for n period of at least 
on tho trr e« after Umy a 
When an nrungf is picked greun, or only 1 de ny, thua giving «* t 
partially ripened, it iv at the expanse of its jin, while other orange-producing •■•untru* 
flavor. When pi-kml unripe they are lough! >ire .nimpelh I to ship their fruit a 
months 
and stringy, or become * , accompanied 
with a flat, insipid taste, as i» nlwavei prev¬ 
alent in tho Tahiti oranges in our markets 
Tim peculiarities of our «li»alo—-tho 
nights alw 
about nine months of tho year, and the I itciTtii 
it is matured, sod very often before; hence 
the deimiralixed condition of the orange 
market in our Eastern critic* at certain *r- B . 
sons. While other countries are compelled 
ays cool, the AbaOtiro of rain fori to gather their entire crop in a wry lirn 
I ;*».) it™,. we can supply the market only 
the successful marketing of our oranges 
not enjoyed by other nilm* producing eoun 
tries of the world, in the peculiar sud on 
paralleled keeping i|Ualities of our fruit, 
and also in the great length of time finin’ 
the commencement of their ripening In 
the., full maturity. Our -rungs, ... 
to.ipm. arid are marketable in lb . end..,, 
and they continue to grow richer arid mure 1 
delicious until May, allowing fully six! 
Mlollllo. Ml which to market ,, lir ttrops,' Till" j 
, , l"' 1 '" | iamy ami advantage m,j tiijiivcl.! 
I belie vp, |,y a i,y *»thr>r known nrm’ie, 
growing country of the world. () ur ! 
Kr.nurNr k or l. W. Hki.uun, Us Amu 
general rlrym 
our 
oral dryness of our atmosphere, preps.*- as fast a, ilw warrant. Our 
oranges by a gradual and nnlural pro j oranges sre remarkable f,,r th, „ i,,..., 
Wide yell", the tree, for great k.ep I big .pwlitiw when packed u,.,,k.t I 
i' 1 ..'l 1 !!'!.""f. '•“;I" ’. .. , * - »! w. .. 
i"« »..d .lii|.|.ii.|i T-.liti,-. i„„ w 
And then uginti, In the event of an em<-i [of Wells, Ksrgo A f . *t I , 
gt.ncy in ihi* luturu wliott price* .nay rule tlm following .laterne.ii .« 
to., low, all our aurplus phi In- most profit I tael: * light box.-, of ... 
»bly oum.-rtal mlo . 1 ,,. ,i„l l„.„ 1 
dy, for wliivll there Would he nn unlimited the la»« „| March I ' . I, \ 
ifofflftlld. ) • V% ae.-lita in 1 nlohm ’ M 
As corr»bo~*'f.— ..r ... .. . . . * 1 Yr* V” u * '•■•mbm, 
ung- 
nicking from 
feel condition 
pic hud rip.- will 
transportation t 
of the world. 
u» l r 
fully iiiiituruil 
still Im in pm 
.pect, and when 
•MfUgh to be,,, 
'I hc Havana, th,- |-|„ 
41 k. 
' of iIhsa statement 
regard III I tin r.X ti-idinni y keeping ip 
tics of our oiiuige.s, a.ni oilier points, 1 
*.|Uo|o from Ah. .1. Ib-Murll. Stjurl., of 
l.nhricl, I,os Angeles county an ext-n 
polllologist. He nays; 
“The nr.-tt upon which this c.;p lire 
tie successfully billowed is iiecussaril - 
itudj llio population and cnnauiiipiii-i 
tho Statu ami adjuintng Torritorics is 
all- i 
they i 
nd i 
the 
.hay , 
• ski 
l.v 
IT* 
market, 
agent 
Bugwias, for 
l*»hing this 
were gatb- 
bard about 
l». Karg,. ,t 
K.i.s A Al 
> Kisi,«isoo 
New Voik. 
•bipmenl has Ire 
