Imperial Valley settlers' crop manual . iety called Wonderful is the mosthandsome and prolific known by the writer. The plants strike rootreadily from cuttings and are therefore very easily propagated. Americans do not seem to appreciate this delicious and refreshingfruit as the Mexicans do, and it is as yet hardly known in the northernmarkets. It is quite likely that with a little enterprise shown inpacking and marketing, that this fruit would find a market at leastfor purposes of decoration. They would reach general consumptionlater as the people grew to know them. However, be this as it may
Imperial Valley settlers' crop manual . iety called Wonderful is the mosthandsome and prolific known by the writer. The plants strike rootreadily from cuttings and are therefore very easily propagated. Americans do not seem to appreciate this delicious and refreshingfruit as the Mexicans do, and it is as yet hardly known in the northernmarkets. It is quite likely that with a little enterprise shown inpacking and marketing, that this fruit would find a market at leastfor purposes of decoration. They would reach general consumptionlater as the people grew to know them. However, be this as it may,it is certain that any family living in Imperial Valley and failing togrow a few pomegranates for home use is missing one of the oppor-tunities of the country. BULLETIN 210. IMPERIAL VALLEY SETTLERS CROP MANUAL. 231 POMELO {Grape Fruit.) What was said in regard to the growth of oranges will apply almostequally to pomelos. There are a number of thrifty and productivedooryard trees bearing fruit in the valley, but no commercial orchards. Fig. 44.—Pomelo tree in fourth summer. Date seedlings in the foreground. have been planted. So far as known, pomelo trees in Imperial Valleyhave no serious insect pests. The fruit ripens rather early, is of fairquality and could no doubt be disposed of to advantage in the north-western markets. Desirable varieties are Marshs Seedless, Duncanand Triumph. 232 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA EXPERIMENT STATION. POTATO (Irish Potato.) As yet, most of the Irish potatoes consumed in Imperial Valleyare shipped in from the coast, for the climate is not well adapted tothe culture of this crop. The potato plant being sensitive both to thecold of winter and the heat of summer has a very short season inwhich to mature. They may be grown either in the spring or fall,spring being preferable. Soft soil is of course best, but a fair quality of tubers may be pro-duced on the heavy soils. The seed is planted about the first ofFebruary in soil still moist from previous
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