. Scientific American Volume 88 Number 12 (March 1903). startling in its incongruity. There is something particularly attractive about theolive tree; its vary shape tells of thrift; its uprightgrowth, graceful and pointed leaves, olive-hued now,but turned by the gentle wind, glisten like silver. Itis generally supposed that the home of the tree wasin Italy, where it has been known for ages, and wherethe growth is so slow that it is a common saying thata man plants olives for his grandchildren; but on thefoothills near Elizabeth Lake a wild olive has beenfound, a large and thrifty tree. It appe
. Scientific American Volume 88 Number 12 (March 1903). startling in its incongruity. There is something particularly attractive about theolive tree; its vary shape tells of thrift; its uprightgrowth, graceful and pointed leaves, olive-hued now,but turned by the gentle wind, glisten like silver. Itis generally supposed that the home of the tree wasin Italy, where it has been known for ages, and wherethe growth is so slow that it is a common saying thata man plants olives for his grandchildren; but on thefoothills near Elizabeth Lake a wild olive has beenfound, a large and thrifty tree. It appealed to theearly Californians because it came into early bearingand practically never died. The old trees of SanFernando, which have been deserted and neglected forseventy-five years, are now being cared for, and are rapidly throwing out branches and assuming theirnormal shape and beauty, and bid fair to equal thefamous trees of Europe and Asia, which have beenbearing fruit for one thousand years. The enthusiast, if he is the man to succeed, does not. OLD MILL AT SAN FRANCISCO. come to California to sit in the sun and watch thingsgrow, but comes prepared to concentrate all his intel-ligence upon the work in hand. The successful cultureof the olive, or any other fruit, in California requiresintelligence and work as elsewhere, despite the factthat nature invites, indeed urges, one to rest by thewayside. It is the land of dolce far niente. but not to thesuccessful orchardist; he must be a man of vigorand energy and eternal vigilance his secured his land, he buys from some re-liable dealer cuttings taken from good, soundtrees. These are three-fourths of an inch indiameter and two-thirds of a foot in length—
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