Pacific service magazine . The greenhouse and nursery at the U. S. Gardens. Jujube plantation in foreground. Industry, United States Department ofAgriculture, Washington, D. C. As stated, the gardens are 209 acres inextent. Six hot-houses, together with of-fice and residence buildings, comprise thestructures. Of special interest is the seedbed, which is protected by a structure hav-ing a channel-lathed roof, which serves tocarry off rainfall and prevents is understood that there is but one otherstructure of this kind in California. Theentire tract is under irrigation, the greaterpa
Pacific service magazine . The greenhouse and nursery at the U. S. Gardens. Jujube plantation in foreground. Industry, United States Department ofAgriculture, Washington, D. C. As stated, the gardens are 209 acres inextent. Six hot-houses, together with of-fice and residence buildings, comprise thestructures. Of special interest is the seedbed, which is protected by a structure hav-ing a channel-lathed roof, which serves tocarry off rainfall and prevents is understood that there is but one otherstructure of this kind in California. Theentire tract is under irrigation, the greaterpart of it under a pressure system. Pa-cific Service plays an important part indeveloping the thousands of varieties of. Specimen of the better variety of jujube tree plant and tree life introduced for the bene-fit of the citizenship of the United is an electrical installation for pump-ing service of approximately 30 illustrations which accompany thisarticle serve to show something of the un-usual on display at the gardens. One showsa bamboo forest or jungle. This is thetimber bamboo of Japan and the natives ofthat country use it in the construction oftheir houses, ladders, buckets, furniture,etc., also, to make water pipe for irrigationpurposes. The largest of these canes havemade their growth since May this of them tower sixty feet into the airand are from three tofour and one-half inchesin diameter. Notwith-standing this rapidgrowth, however, it takesabout twelve years togrow this variety of bam-boo to maturity. It maybe utilized for the canes are justemerging from the groundthey may be cut in crosssections and cooked. Another subject of par-ticular int
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