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 though: 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. 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?