Southern California . 1 tflCiXitiQ CssJ>M. fium* *t Ri^r»-J. [>r->*:W way by smaller rivulets which supply the are exceedingly picturesque in their windings andturnings, now flanked by orchards, and again with rowsof palms bordering the ever-flowing water. Here riseimposing groves of eucalyptus, their dark foliage andwhite stems reflected in the placid stream; there extendsa bank of pampas grass, its white waving plumes bend-ing over the wrater ; and again the ditch winds serenelydown an uncultivated reach of plain where the rockymountain slopes are full in view. The orc
Southern California . 1 tflCiXitiQ CssJ>M. fium* *t Ri^r»-J. [>r->*:W way by smaller rivulets which supply the are exceedingly picturesque in their windings andturnings, now flanked by orchards, and again with rowsof palms bordering the ever-flowing water. Here riseimposing groves of eucalyptus, their dark foliage andwhite stems reflected in the placid stream; there extendsa bank of pampas grass, its white waving plumes bend-ing over the wrater ; and again the ditch winds serenelydown an uncultivated reach of plain where the rockymountain slopes are full in view. The orchards are irrigated from four times a year totwice a month according to the location of the land,little rills of water being directed between the rows oftrees, where the) flow from twelve to twenty-four hourscontinuously. After irrigating an orchard it is alwayscultivated and the ground is left perfectly level andfinely pulverized. The trees are watched and tendedwith the same scrupulous care that a millionaires trot-ting horses receive. As
Size: 2333px × 1071px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorkeelercharlesaugustus, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890
