. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Ju-NH 29, 1922 The Florists^ Review 17 3c»J^p^J^^J^J^^^J^i^,«5l^JI5^^ GOLDEN STATE'S SEED CROPS '^SSSS g5gSfflg5g5g5252SSS?Si?gS?!a5E5??S?gq25B5B555ggS?S??9?S^^ GROWING SEED IN CAUFORNIA. Distinct Districts. As a California industry, seed grow- ing suffers by comparison in cultural volume with other horticultural lines, such as citrous fruits, almonds, wal- nuts, raisins, prunes and apricots, the general fruit canning business, and even vegetable shipping. As compared with other seed growing- districts, here and in Europe, it is, however, of large
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. Ju-NH 29, 1922 The Florists^ Review 17 3c»J^p^J^^J^J^^^J^i^,«5l^JI5^^ GOLDEN STATE'S SEED CROPS '^SSSS g5gSfflg5g5g5252SSS?Si?gS?!a5E5??S?gq25B5B555ggS?S??9?S^^ GROWING SEED IN CAUFORNIA. Distinct Districts. As a California industry, seed grow- ing suffers by comparison in cultural volume with other horticultural lines, such as citrous fruits, almonds, wal- nuts, raisins, prunes and apricots, the general fruit canning business, and even vegetable shipping. As compared with other seed growing- districts, here and in Europe, it is, however, of large pro- portions. California is a long state and one of a great variety of climates, elevations and soils. The oldest seed growing dis- trict is the Santa Clara valley, in and about the town of Santa Clara, a town of some 5,000 inhabitants, fifty miles south of San Francisco. None of the old locations is now used for seed grow- ing, but there are some seed farms in the Santa Clara valley. Most of the growers have gone about thirty-five to fifty miles south of Santa Clara to Gilro'y, San Juan, San Felipe and Hollister. Here is grown most of the lettuce, radish, parsley and salsify and about fifty per cent of the onion seed. This district is What we designate as part of the coast valleys, since the dis- trict lies to the west of the coast range of mountains. Farther over and nearer the ocean are now grown sweet peas and and culinary peas. Still farther south and still along the coast are the large flower and seed farms at Arroyo Grand^, Guadaloupe and Lompoc. Here are also grown large areas of sweet peas. Still farther south and along the coast is the One of the most informative and in- teresting of the papers presented at the convention of the American Seed Trade Association, at Chicago last iveek, this description of "Vegetable Seed Growing in California," as it was entitled, is by Lester L. Morse, of San Francisco, Cul., whose broad knowledge and keen insight have-won
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