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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HORTICULTURIST. 
LOS W'.KU:s. CAL., JULY, I 
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SEMI-TROPICAL CALIFORNIA 
Includoa within its limits all tlu> 8 e 
parts of the counties of Santa JJarhnra, 
l ml mu, Lon Angeles, Sun Ucrnardvio, 
und San Disgo, which lie between 
the Count and Sunn Madrr ranges of 
mountains and the Pacific Ocean — ix strip 
or belt of land lying along the H e« count, 
varying from one mile to sixty miles in 
width, comprising and including the 
valleys of nil the streams which, rising in 
said mountain ranges, flow southerly and 
westerly into the s.-a The remarkably 
mild and equable climates (for they ure 
mnuy and various) enjoyed bv these 
favored lands are. due to the protection 
nflopied bv f I jo lofty rnuuntm/j rnn^cs ! 
atiove mentioned — rising four to ten 
thousand feci, above the sea— from the 
cold or hot dedicating blasts fresh from 
the Arctic regions, which sweep mini, 
structed through the northern part of the 
State; but more particularly to the soft 
and balmy sea breeze from the broad 
Pacific which tempera the bent of the 
.summer sun and luod.iratfrs the cold of 
wilder, giving tin- favored section the 
most healthy and equable climate in the 
world. Notwithstanding the fact that all 
of the above described bell posaOKfitr these 
characteristics of lmnltliincss and eriua- 
bility of temperature, each valley—nmlt 
whero the valleys are large, each distric, 
- has n climate of il* own, mudified bv ils 
peenbai' .uriomiding- and influenced by 
its location. TIjom pinions who wmli a 
coobu and more bracing mi- can find just 
w-bal they want on or neat (ho const, 
whoro the air, fre%h tn>ni ihe water, has 
not, been warmed and dried by imss.rm 
over 11,1) land. Those vvl,.» pVcfnr the 
breeze to bo somewhat drier amt warmei 
can li.id what they Wl ,„( |,y locating on 
lands fifteen lo twenty lull. . from flu sc, 
coiiM. whern the flir in mmut enough witli- 
out being too mold, „„d dm enough 
without heme loo dry the perfection of 
cbnmle for delicate invalid... TI.om. who 
desire a still warmer and drier climate can 
find il at. Mm distance of thirty to m»lr 
nubs from the const, where almost all of 
the moisture has In on eliminated from llm 
HIM lift 
A . 1 have air. ndy ie,narked, all of tin, . 
■ biii.d. ■ are healthy and equable, but 
iBimilie-l by their surroimdings and l»ca- 
IIO" ruo invalid. II, weiring a location 
Whore Ilie prop,.,..* to make t honm, 
bluiuhl first test flu. various climate*, and 
when one has been found which suit- lm. 
or her pin I iciilur esse, then ii will be tune 
toHolwt tIn; spot oil which to cute his 
the bracing ocean breeze ; or to the 
mountain canons, where tin v can recline 
on mother earth In the shade of giant 
ouka, listen to the music of hsbbling 
brooks, and inhale the perfume of the 
pinny woods, 
“TW World fanning, hf lb< sorM for 
future home, whore he can surround him 
Hclf with all of tlm fruits and luxuries of 
both tlm tropics anil temperate /ones; 
where, by a judicious selection of varieties’ 
he can have a succession uf ripe, luscious 
fruits fresh from the tree or vine overvdwy 
1 in the year. To do this ,'iuocessfully, be 
, "'"f 1 5 " d *,l ,lace '■ fr** I until, tiled of uuvng.- nature U.ev return 
and where he can obtain a nujfmrul and with fresh /<-t ,i.n / i 
if**: j,,r , rr r tio>i " 
he secures those two he cun make a home wcdle r is never b.k.-n ini., con-i.Drati.,u 
oofntof^mwth T,\ hv . . wwi,l,rr i ”“ -r «•- 
Zk Mi <: m w S ''' ,H ° f t,1C ‘ mi "' im.il, r«bb„s ami Ur V„ 
1 ri.Vv We h,ive « K'xmt -eaacn, and pit ely of d. ..r and Im nr-- 
arioty of soils— some are more productive |.| K , iuoiiuLio.s; tr.'.ijl in lie -.* r . ,|., H -Hid 
and easier to be worked than nl-lmre: some «„ „ndlcSs variety uf U|i tlm . . This 
•'Dr.-ed.v noil Others rei, nine.it is il,.try foi homes n ,. ,„ |, 
m..' , ''.n n :. < 1 ,X ttDd °} U ™ “ n | , "‘ a lly inoist; I.,., them ready made. Me poor . , r . ate 
them, With labor and « little tuuupy The 
iimilid a ml worn out and bri.kcu down 
nniii of business turn recU|wmto here, and 
recover their Inst health. And if the 
quest iiw Is asked, wlmt arc the chalices of 
milking money? I reply that, .u the 
culture of oranges, lemon*. lime*, figs, 
vines, sugar beet* and sugar cane, t«w 
hacn, wheat, corn, barley, alfalfa ivuld- 
ing lo tons of hny per >Mjr«d, cattle (troth 
stock and daily), horses, at,rep, hog*, all 
kind- nr poultry, and all of the t< rnpernU 
fruits, alt of which are produced in the 
gri'.itrot perfection, mm can und uwn are 
making money Living is very cheap, and 
the uwe*-*.irie«nre easily obtained Steady, 
iiidilHlrtiUM men an. always demaud 
..lid they can easily savo enough fr 
but all soils arc productive when irrigated. 
The two important points are, to avoid 
frost and to secure water; if you have a 
moderate but certain supply’ of water, 
success is certain. Our range of pro¬ 
ductions is almost practically unlimited, 
combining all the fruit*, Tei-ciiN. and 
rogstnbloH of both Demi-tropical mid tem¬ 
perate zones; the immigrant can devote 
himself cither to tlm whole range of pro¬ 
ducts, or to specialties. There arc plenty 
of lands to bo had in good locutions that 
nre II.in],ted to any and all kinds, und 
other lauds tbal ure suited to certain 
specialties. The I mum arid iiluntutiou 
Miat 1 limn here supposed to have h.. 
creeled, will, if |l has been j.ldlciuil-ly 
uinnnged. Ill,, not only n, homo, but will 
alsu produce u largo income v. ry large 
in proportion to the amount of tbc invest- 
IDCTlti. 
ir 
There is unothur vety important mallei 
for tlm consideration of tlm invalid 
iDiinity. In Florida I ho health miw.-r cun 
only remain in nufcfy for a few mmitlnt, 
and iniisl then lean- for Mm imrih, if In 
would avoid tho sultiy lmut» and mabniuim 
f. vnrii of tin. summer lm cannot mat... a 
Imme, but only a tamporury ntoppiiii'jilnet 
during tlm winter. If,.,,. |,n cicala- a 
h"un, foi liiiasiiIf and for his children alb i 
liim. Our elltnntc c good ..II of iho vi u 
mo suminor .dimttt. h. if un\thing. I- M.-i 
• 1 ban the winter. 0 »r i.uuk-sa •»uii,nmi- 
| just Mu. perfection for picnic pnili. - |i K 
j single family m a numb-i of faiuile . 
-Icsii. cliaiigti, ami do not enre (-• vi-u 
ilia fasliiooublc aamiuci n sorts, but wish 
'•* ■ iiiiillxu to their hearts' cot. at. drive 
1 of u few hums takes them eitln i to the • a 
, shore, when they can pH oh then but-, 
i balho in tho suit s.-a wav. -, ami dm 
Wages tn two or Mir. 
. In atari for thciunclVi 
men coined |he motn 
lend work It j- the 
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y for i 
Of Ol 
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11 4 ICIll s. 
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ruiinjr« 
i for 
the sick 
and til*, well, the rich and It, 
We 
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\ ;-. a« deal ..f ini 
public -spirited oil i c. n 
iforuia iii the -ucc. • < 
Kan I" be held at Mo 
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in by the 
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and lint 
. I- held 
LCm.f Oi-. 
of the 
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Sixth ih-linl Vgneul 
at il- \ neultiir.il |* 
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i>k no 
air b 
>cr l -'<. um| contiui 
I bit ii,, i || lf , 
of the Ka.ni tho 
in 
lend turn have had milch to do u) cur 
tn.hn tin , i us. fulm -. Now that good 
ti.m ‘ have arrives!, with ...n bomd^jss 
crop-., with mil jrsncic s full to ovrrflow- 
icg, with our cull- , k from vimnunl and 
ou-hio I m.-.l pn.n„*ui, w >ih n .1. m»ml 
f..r i iy iljiin- n | rcmunciativ* purrs, w«. 
wul have a rvii vitl in our Tmr mU ivuit as 
w. ll a- every other ilitvi. at of our c.niuLv 
