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Report on the Agriculture Experiment Stations of the University of California (PH 4-16)(1890) (211 pages)
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age outlet for a good portion of the tract, and its heavy winter flow brings
down a good supply of gravel for the garden walks. It constitutes, however, a picturesque feature of the grounds, and with its natural bordergrowth of oaks, laurels, buckeyes, and shrubs, must be regarded as a most
desirable feature.
The lowest part of the tract is the Garden of Economic Plants, in the
southwest corner; a more elevated site for the garden would have been
chosen had there been a sufficient connected area of suitable soil available.
From the garden the ground rises gradually but not evenly toward the
northwest, the highest point being the extreme northeast corner (as shown in
the diagram), which is now occupied with a peach orchard. This elevation
is approximately seventy-five feet higher than the garden. The area
marked “standard orchard” on the diagram is about twenty-five feet lower
than the peach orchard, has a gradual slope to the south and west, and is
occupied chiefly with the collections of pears and apples. From this area