california’s other gold rush: riverside and citrus culture
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California’s Other Gold Rush: Riverside and Citrus Culture. Food for thought: Since navel oranges have no seeds, how do we grow them ?. Above: Eliza Tibbets Right: Navel Oranges. Can you spot the orange’s “belly button?”. Riverside in December. Minnesota in December. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
California’s Other Gold Rush: Riverside and Citrus Culture
Above: Eliza Tibbets
Right: Navel Oranges. Can you spot the orange’s “belly button?”
Food for thought: Since navel oranges have no
seeds, how do we grow them?
Riverside in December
Minnesota in December
President Theodore Roosevelt re-planting one of Eliza Tibbets’ Navel Orange trees at the Mission Inn,1903.
The surviving Navel Orange Tree at Arlington and Magnolia. Have you driven by this Riverside
intersection and seen the tree?
Riverside was home to many citrus packing houses.
Above: Photo and advertisement from the National Orange Show.
Food for thought: Can you imagine someone’s reaction when trying an orange for the very first time?
How would you describe the taste and smell?
Work being carried out at the UC Citrus Experiment Station.
Can you spot the citrus in these old advertisements?
Can you spot the all the oranges and citrus plants in these artworks in and around the Mission Inn?