The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-07-10

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ment in growing condition. DR..
w. S. Townsend has 1000 trees in
grove form, and about 10000 seed
lings There are nearly 5000 trees
in grove, within a radius of three
miles of the Lake lrma post-office.-
Orange County Reportrr.
There are in partial view from
the Reporter Office as many as dozen
orange groves, of various ages the
age Of the trees ranging from three to
twenty years. and in every instance
the groves are doing well, where they
are properly cultivated and cared for.
No fruit trees need more attention
than the orange. and none are more
protitable.-Ordnge County Reporter.
The Banana groves are growing
off luxuriantly and grandly, and
promise a very large yield this Fall.
Mr. James j. Patrick, who lives near
this village, has the largest and finest
grove we ever saw. The luxuriance
of the Banana is wonderful, and the
gracefulness Of its long waving leaves
are not surpassed by any growth in
this country orange County Re
porter.
-H0RSE Power RAILR0AD.-We
are informed that dirt has actually
been broken on this road, and that
the work will be pushed through to
completion with all possible dispatch.
The enterprise is in the hands Of men
possessed OF great energy and public
spirit, who are fully awake to the i'm
mense Importance of the undertaking;
and knowing on what their hopes are
based, they are already in sight of the
contamination
We desire to be among the first to
visit that wonder of nature, the Great
Apopka, on this new raiload-the first
to be built in Orange County. Its
friends should bestir themselves in
downright earnest, and that at once.
The present growing crop should pass
over this road to market.-Iribune.
Two disastrous fires have recent
~ taken place in Jacksonville, on Bay
street. On the 9th ult., the brick
building belonging to Messrs. Rivers
i g. Koopman and Root we're burnt
down entailing a loss of over $50, 600.
The former building was better known
as Lyman's saloon. On the I'd inst
another fire burnt down the store of
Alvord Kellogg d Co., H. B. Hol-
brook, VIM. Cohen & Co., G. Fl.
Burton besides seriously damaging
several others, loss $4,000.
We have been shown an orange
by James p. Sanchez, which is some
thing of a curiosity. While riding
through the woods, Mr.. S. saw some
oranges, and being tired and thirsty
alighted to pluck them. He was
surprised to find them growing on
branch, protruding from large water
oak, about four feet from the ground.
The oranges were small and thin
skinned, and bore a close resemblance
to the sweet orange. Can anyone give
an explanation Of this st -4ugeGs-
tine Press.
THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURls ST.
We are glad to see this old
familiar visitor again upon our table.
We have read it and worked for it
through all the long years of its ex-
istence, until it suspended last year
under circumstances beyond human
control. Its editor has always been
an earnest, efficient worker for the
interest of Florida. His journal mer-
tied a better fate than that to which
it was consigned. It's now, however,
resurrected, and although it may not
be the same body as the original, and
may be clothed in a different garb,
the spirit of the old quickens the new;
and life-like portrait of our friend
Codrington may be found in every
column of the "new series" Long
may it live.-Imnaigr0,at.
-YE VEGETABLE. = Fifteen
landings. i Only fifteen times were
those devoted bean crates lifted
and banged from car to truck
from truck to platform. "Out of the
way white folks" and merrily the
frail boxes crash on the floor. No
matter if Stats came off or sides were
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