california’s other gold rush: riverside and citrus culture
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California’s Other Gold Rush: Riverside and Citrus Culture
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Above: Eliza Tibbets
Right: Navel Oranges. Can you spot the orange’s
“belly button?”
Food for though: Since navel oranges have no
seeds, how do we grow them?
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Riverside in December
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Minnesota in December
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President Theodore Roosevelt re-planting one of Eliza Tibbets’ Navel Orange trees at the Mission Inn,1903.
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The surviving Navel Orange Tree. Have you driven by this Riverside intersection and seen the tree?
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Riverside was home to many citrus packing houses.
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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?
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Work being carried out at the UC Citrus Experiment Station.
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Can you spot the citrus in these old advertisements?
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Can you spot the all the oranges and citrus plants in these artworks in and around the Mission Inn?