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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HORTICULTURIST. 
LOS ANGELES, CAL., APRIL, 1881. 
HORTICULTURE. 
Mr. .f. W. Wolfskill has introduced a 
new variety of ruse known as the "Banner” 
variety, the first blossom of which was ex¬ 
hibited at the Fair. As its name indicates 
it is beautifully variegated and will prove 
a valuable addition to our (lower gardens. 
Prof. A. J. Cooke, of the Michigan Uni¬ 
versity advises farmers who have large ap¬ 
ple orchards and are troubled by the rav¬ 
ages of the Codling moth to keep 11 band 
of hogs among the trees. The wormy ap¬ 
ples fall off, are devoured by the hogs, 
and thus the development of tho pest is 
prevented. 
The subject of windbreaks is of so much 
importance, that all the time allotted to 
cannot be spent with more profit than by 
calling attention to them. We -jf| 
told | 
turn of which averages higher than South 
ern California, and from whence England 
and the United States import the St. Mich¬ 
ael orange to the amount of $300,111)0 an¬ 
nually, ami which is esteemed so highly in 
London market, as to be the leading orange, 
that walls are built, twenty feet high, of 
solid stone, to shield the trees from pre¬ 
vailing winds.—Extract from address of 
Geo. C. Swan at tho Riverside Fair. 
Tho best general remedy for scale, is, to 
keep your trees in vigorous health by thor¬ 
ough fertilization and cultivation. Stir 
the soil often with tho cultivator or hoe; 
keep down the weeds and grass, and your 
grove will not require so many remedies to 
exterminate the insects.—Ur. Geo. W. Da¬ 
vis, of Florida. 
Citrus trees require careful pruning to 
keep tho tops open, without exposing 
naked branches, admitting tlm sun to true 
tify the blossoms and gild the fruit, and 
that tho whole tree may bo waahod dean 
by descending showers. Clipping tlm 
spines promotes fruitfulness and guards 
against injury to the fruit.—F. Strcngel, at 
Riverside Fair. 
An old fruit grower hands us the follow¬ 
ing receipt fur a superior grafting wax: 
Take of linseed oil one pint, dear reaiu six 
pounds, pili'Q beeswax one pound; melt to¬ 
gether slowly, so a* not to burn, and stir 
thoroughly together; pour into a pail of 
cold water, and when cool enough work 
white like molasses candy. Make up into 
rolls six inches long and lay up 
in a cool collar. It will keep perfectly 
good for many years. When taken out 
into the garden ill a mild day, it will soon 
be soft enough to handle easily. 11 the 
hands arc rubbed with a little linseed oil 
occasionally, the wax will not be troubli 
some to them. 
“The oranges grown in Marysville have 
a much higher market value than the Los I 
Angeles fruit shipped to this portion of | 
the State. The Marysville urange has a 
thicker skin, but it is much larger, and 
more palatable than the fruit from the 
lower country.” 
The Sacramento Jtvfwd Union publishes 
the above nonsense. The few oranges that 
are grown in sheltered nooks in the Sacra¬ 
mento valley do not differ materially from 
the Southern California urangu ilh to size. 
We presume the litronl f 'ninn formed it> 
opinion of our fruit from a few carloads of 
worthless windfall-* which have been sent 
from this county to San Francisco during 
the present season. 
A farmer on Lytle creek, San Bernardino 
apple tree which bloomed 
and fruited last winter,the apples being now 
ripe. 
Tho “Monarch of the West” variety of 
strawberries has nut been superceded by 
any of the new comers. It still maintains 
its* high character. Tho fruit is enormous, 
averaging larger than nnv variety except 
the “Shafpless”; nor docs it rapidly dwindle 
<>, as do most kinds, the latter part of 
thu season, Like the “Downing,” it does 
II in nearly all sections. Its llavor i$d«'* 
iuus, and it has a most delightful aroma. 
With the “Downing” it should have a place 
n every home garden. It is soft for long 
.arriage, and loo pale for those markets 1 
that demand n hard, high colored berry 
without regard to flavor. 
Mr. Cram, of Sun Bernardino, will hme 
this year from 1UQ trees, nearly 1UU.000 
oranges. 
IJRANU1S eUl.TUltK IN VI OIUIIA. 
A correspondent in Florida writing to 
tho Hartford Tinus says in regard to the 
urange culture of the year: 
Many who were uhnust in dark despair 
’Stacies 
.n tho spring of 1870 a 
of joy over tin? situation, and fully believe 
that the time is near at hand when they 
will havo a competence, if mil » iWuim , 
from the income from their groves. Among 
(ha ntiittbfU is am friuml Lii Burnham, 
who cmiie Imru from your city four year* 
ago last spring His means wore limited, 
but liu bought sumo scrubby trees at a Urge 
price ami set them, and, by good manage¬ 
ment and economy, he lias contrived to 
support his family and keep hia trees grow ¬ 
ing, and lidded a lew to his grove caeli 
year. 1 1 is a pleasure ‘Though a little hu- 
Uliliutiug) to ucknowluugU that lie has, un¬ 
der less favorable circumstances, produced 
the best growth of trees and succeeded in 
getting the first oranges. He is proud of 
Ins success, as he may well be, when he 
looks out on the golden fruit. You would 
be surprised to see how the young groves 
have come out since you were here. The 
business is now looked upon aa a success 
In vend perad venture, and a big success at 
that. There arc plenty of groves that will 
yield a net profit of $1,000 per acre this 
season, and some much more. 
James A. Harris stands at the head of 
tho list uf orange growers in the Slate. 
Soinc tiine or ten yours ago lie bought a 
tract of wooded land on which there was a 
great many wild orange trees. Hn cut 
down the largo timber and hudde<! tin* 
si ur trees without removing them, and 
ilu y were bearing in three years. Last 
year lie sold his crop for 11 it, 000, and lost 
week lie bargained the present crop fur 
(hd snug sum uf $40,000— u good turn lor 
an investment of a few hundred dollars in 
ten rears. This, of course, is an exceptional 
ease, but theie is no doubt as to the orange 
culture being a profitable business. 
RIVERSI0E. 
Thu Citrus Fair at Riverside, of which 
mention is made in another column, was in 
every respect a grand success. We regret 
that the people of that nourishing colony 
were not better represented at our Los An- 
j grins fair, but what specimens were sent 
[imipared very favorably with any from 
other froit-growiug sections. 
| Tim Riverside settlement .s making as¬ 
tonishing strides forward on the road of 
! prosperity and the people ol l.o» Aug* es, 
far as we can learn, have none but the 
best fiudingB towards K- 1 he interests i 
Ls HI , Bernardino and Los Angeles counties 
arc almost identical, and if work to¬ 
gether the future growth uf boulhorn Lah- 
I i.irtim will be materially a-slaled. W o "i- 
miro thy energy aud enterprise or our 
neighboring colonists, and trust their pres 
Lur pleasant prosperity may never be 
blighted, . 
1 11., lire.t Uylwlr, nl B;w»l? “ f *; 
,.i,t is raisin niiikuitf, ami ll.c .inalitv of Hio 
fruit lu.s g.fiio'J for n . higll 
throughout tho Tinted Mates. Iheorarig 
a,o free from smut, large and juicy and the 
Unions and limes have an eoually good rep¬ 
utation. The water supply is abundant 
Lind the plain for eight miles is »> “ “8 
j -late of cultivation. 
