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StereographEntry/Object ID
2023.055.3.0406Description
A black and white stereograph. Image is a close up of an orange trees showcasing its flowers and fruit. Above the image "66" is printed, below the image "V32366 - Flowers and Fruit on an Orange Tree, Near Pasadena, Cal., U. S. A." is printed, to the left of the image "Keystone View Company Copyrighted, Underwood & Underwood Manufacturers MADE IN U.S.A. Publishers" is printed, to the right of the image "Meadville, Pa., New York, N. Y., Portland, Oregon, London, Eng., Sydney, Aus." is printed. On the reverse the following is printed:
V23266
FLOWERS AND FRUIT ON AN ORANGE TREE NEAR PASADENA, CALIF.
Lat. 34 (Degrees) N.; ong. 118 (Degrees) W.
Orange trees are often raised from seed, and set out in orchards when about two years after they are budded. The leeaves are oval, glossy, and evergreen, and the flowers are a pure white and very fragrant.
One peculiarity of the orange tree is that often blossoms, green fruit, and ripe fruit are to be seen on the same tree at the same time. This picture shows the flowers and fruit on one trees in a large grove near Pasadena, Calif. This beautiful suburb is about nine miles north of Los Angeles, at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the beautiful San Gabriel Valley. This valley is especially noted for its orange and lemon groves. Many of these large groves are to be found all through the southern part of California.
In Southern Europe there are two distinct kinds, the bitter and the sweet oranges. The former are not grown in this country except for stock upon which to bud sweet oranges, and for an oil obtained from the rind. Both this and the neroli oil, obtained from orange flowers, are used in perfumery.
Many residents in the vicinity can remember when the present cit of Pasadena was ony a sheep pasture. now it is the moste beautiful suburb of Los Angeles. its streets are lined with fan palms or pepper trees. The latter have dark green, almost fernlike leaves with a peppery taste, and bear clusters of rose-colored berries. This is not the pepper of commerce. In full view is ld Baldy," crowned with snow throughout the year. In the valley are countless groves of orange trees, the growth of which is only possible by irrigating ditches. Without these the wonderful climate of which Pasadena boasts would make it little better than a desert.
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