. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. TEXAS TEXAS ITSO that (liseasos are fall and the air is very jiure. unknown. 7. TIk' l\io (.iraiutu VallfV is iiiurh waniirr in tin- same latitude than The 1\-C08 valley, utlierwi^e ibe htTti- onltnval coinlitiuns are pretty nuudi the same. At EI Paso and Ysleta, a little way sonth on the Texas ^ide,
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. TEXAS TEXAS ITSO that (liseasos are fall and the air is very jiure. unknown. 7. TIk' l\io (.iraiutu VallfV is iiiurh waniirr in tin- same latitude than The 1\-C08 valley, utlierwi^e ibe htTti- onltnval coinlitiuns are pretty nuudi the same. At EI Paso and Ysleta, a little way sonth on the Texas ^ide, eonsiderable qnantities of vinifera ;j,raiM-s of table varieties are grown nn r and Septeudirr. Tears and p t VI ni s are also iT r n \v n to s o m e (.â X t e n t. Farther down on the Ri" Cirande, at Del Rio. Eagle Pass and Lart'do, grapes, tig-^ and onions are eun- siderably i^mw n and shipped to the larger Texa^- cities and the North. Tlie grapes are of the Old World varie- ties, and ripen in J n n e ; e o n s e - queutly have m- oompetiTion and bring tiite ])riees. The conditions are such that im- mense qnantities of as tine grapes of this elass can be grown in this part of Texas as in the best re- gions of C a 1 i - fornia. and the cost of getting to market is not more than half as much. Undoubt- edly the triangu- lar region be- tween San An- tonio, Laredo and Del Rin ^YiI| in the near future have extensive commercial vine- yards of vinifera grapes. The S p a n i s li taste in home grounds among the wealthy of southwestern Texas, who are cliieHy stock-growers and merchants, prevails largely. It eonsists a plaza, or open sqiiare in the center of tin- resiiU-nee. havinii; fountains (where water is to lie bad abuntlantly I. and borders, beds and vases arts of the city, give a very refreshing appearance. In the central and wt'sTrrn parts (..f Thr ^tair stylo of park, cemetery and i^ mostly copie-l. as is ai.^i \ ory creditable examples : Austin, Paris, Sherman, (-i;
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