. The California fruits and how to grow them. er, pleasant to the taste,and is the Lenya Ainarilla of the Mexicans. We have also a local species II li of the service-berry, or June-berry. It is a shrub from three to eight feet high, occurring fromthe sea-level to an altitude of io,ooo feet. In the Sierra Nevadasthe fruit is from a quarter to a third of an inch in diameter, pur-plish and edible. Another interesting fruit is the It is a stout, * V. occidentiite. + V. ovatuvi. X Arctostaphylos ioinetitosa. §.-J. iiTa ursi. II A. Manzanita. II Gaultheria myrsinites. ■•* G. shallon.
. The California fruits and how to grow them. er, pleasant to the taste,and is the Lenya Ainarilla of the Mexicans. We have also a local species II li of the service-berry, or June-berry. It is a shrub from three to eight feet high, occurring fromthe sea-level to an altitude of io,ooo feet. In the Sierra Nevadasthe fruit is from a quarter to a third of an inch in diameter, pur-plish and edible. Another interesting fruit is the It is a stout, * V. occidentiite. + V. ovatuvi. X Arctostaphylos ioinetitosa. §.-J. iiTa ursi. II A. Manzanita. II Gaultheria myrsinites. ■•* G. shallon. \\ Berberis aqiiifoliuvi. \ \ B. nervosa. §§ B. pinnata. III! Ainelanchier alnifolia. ITIT Rhus integrifolia. California Lotus or Jujube. 57 branching, evergreen shrub, forming dense thickets along thecoast from Santa Barbara to San Diego, and extending intoWestern Arizona. On Santa Cruz Island it is common on thenorthward slope, and is of shapely, tree-like proportions, muchlarger than ever seen on the mainland.* The red berries are. The California Jujl-be. coated with a whitish crystalline substance pleasantly acid. Abunch of the berries stirred in sweetened water is said to make amost delicious <E. L. Greene, Studies, No. \I. tG. Eisen, Pacific Rural Press, Vol. XXVI, p. 8. ]Va/nNt and Filbert. California has a native species of a genus which includesthe classic lotus and the jujubes so well known as the source ofjellies and confections of various kinds. It is known as Parryslotus or jujube,* and it is found in gravelly ravines near SanFelipe and Rock Summit House, in San Diego County; alsoin like situations east of San Bernardino. It is a zigzag-branch-ing, thorny bush or small tree, four to sixteen feet high, seldomover four to six inches in diameter. The accompanying sketchshows its thorny wood, foliage, blossoms, and fruit. The fruit isone-half to three-fourths of an inch long; has one to three seeds,and is mealy and dry. The character of the
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