. Catalogue. Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. FANCHER, CREEK. NURSERIES. 1884 THE JUJUBE Our stock is £>f the large fruited strain, bears at a very early age. The fruit must be processed before it is at its best, for when dried is even more luscious than the Arabian date which it resembles very closely both in appearance and flavor. The work of processing this fruit is very 6imple and easily accomplisned. First select good firm fruits. Afte
. Catalogue. Nursery stock California Fresno Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Shrubs Catalogs. FANCHER, CREEK. NURSERIES. 1884 THE JUJUBE Our stock is £>f the large fruited strain, bears at a very early age. The fruit must be processed before it is at its best, for when dried is even more luscious than the Arabian date which it resembles very closely both in appearance and flavor. The work of processing this fruit is very 6imple and easily accomplisned. First select good firm fruits. After passing them over a pricking board to perforate the skin, they should be placed in a syrup composed of one cup of sugar to one cup of water and boiled for twenty minutes. They should then be removed, the syrup permitted to drain and placed on drying trays in the sun for two or three days. They will then not only have the appearance of the date but will have a flavor even superior to it. THE GRAPE. THE TYPE OF GRAPE VINE THAT PATS In California where almost every known plant can be grown to better advantage, than in its native habitat, the grape is no excep- tion, wherever irrigation is practiced in either the San Joaquin or Sacramento Valleys there Is quite sure to be a corresponding develop- ment of this industry. Fresno is the heart of the great raisin industry. Nowhere in the world can a better grape or raisin be produc- ed. LAYING OUT A VINEYARD To properly lay out a vineyard first estab- lish your base lines. It is best to have this done with a transit. If the base lines are not at right angles, the rows will not be straight, and nothing is more unsightly. For planting, use a steel woven No. 19 galvanized wire, dividing same up into se -tions as recommend- ed under heading "How to Plant," and at equidistant points on the chain a piece of wire is wrapped to which markers are at- tached and soldered into place. It is best to have the wire chain the width of the
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