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CALIFORNIA’S 
FAMOUS MISSIONS 
Dotting California’s romantic El Camino Real (The Royal 
Road) are the colorful Missions established during the lat- 
er half of the 1700’s by Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish 
Franciscan missionary sent to America in 1749 by his Order. 
The California Missions, some of which fell into a state of 
disrepair during various periods in the State’s development 
but were restored, have been the Mecca of travelers from 
all parts of the world. 
A beautiful tradition surrounds Mission Juan Capistrano 
where, for more than 150 years, the priests have watched the 
exodus of the swallows from its belfry tower every fall and 
their return in the spring, always on the same date each 
season. 
One of the most beautiful and most visited of all is the Santa 
Barbara Mission, shown on our cover in a beautiful color 
photograph. We are deeply indebted to the Southern Pa- 
cific Railroad for furnishing us with the plates from which 
the cover was printed. 
Among the missions founded by Father Junipero Serra are 
San Gabriel Arcangel, San Luis Obispo, Carmel, Santa 
Clara, San Jose, Los Angeles, San Buenaventura, Mission 
Dolores in San Francisco, as well as Juan Capistrano and 
Santa Barbara Mission ... waiting to make your trip along 
El Camino Real more interesting when you visit California. 
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root growth. Work well-rotted manure 16 to i8 inches BELOW the surface, so as not to come in direct contact with the bulbs. Fresh manure should never be used. 
Should bone meal be available this fall, place a small teaspoon full at the bottom of the hole. Put one inch of dirt on top. Set bulb on dirt. Bone meal, placed in 
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