Show bananas in california it has been a mooted question for some time lime as to whether bananas could be successfully cess fully raised in this state or not the tree Is a native of tropical countries and furnishes an important article of 0 food the pulp when ripe is of a luscious taste and is eaten either raw or fried in slices every steamer or sailing vessel that comes to this port front from panama or the Ha hawaiian wailan islands brings large consignments consign ments ot of this luscious fruit which sells readily at remunerative munera tive figures for some time past what has been known as the giant banana has been grown grown in this state it has grown as fast as in the tro tropics pies and bears a leaf forty feet long about a year ago a I 1 lady who lived for many years in tho the hawaiian is islands lards and who is now settled in the foothills foot foit hils about two and a half miles from los cat cats tas santa clara county no dicing that tho the climate was similar to that of lier her island home bent beat down fora for a quan city of plants and set them out as an ex pediment peri ment they have thriven remarkably well and give every prospect of bearing an abundant crop of the fruit during the coming season san francisco call |