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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-10-02

shades Of color and will give sue
cesslon of bloom for a very long
time. The rose is at home, and the
perpetuals are the most desirable of
all plants ; they, with good care, will
give a rich harvest of "bud and
bloom all the year round. So with
the verbena. With the rose too
much care canrot be exercised in
selecting good varieties. A good
bud is the great desideratum in a
rose. The camelia, too, the queen Of
flowers, is at home in our climate,
but a soil composed largely of clay
is best suited to its wants. Many of
the ANNALS of the catalogues will
give good results, and also many ex-
otics of tropical and semi-tropical
countries will do we'll with us. Try
them and all others sparingly, and
the ones we name literally, and with
the soil and culture we commend,
and we will guarantee the best re-
suits.
Let all who can grow flowers.
When our fellow citizens leave the
frozen regions of the North, to come
to our country, let them find land
of flowers " indeed, and let them,
like the Queen of the East, return to
their homes and tell of the riches
and glory of FIorida.-Imneigrd''t.
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Contents of this Number

Page 161-Floriculture; Some Facts from a
Practical Agricultarst; A Comp arison.
Page 162-The Lovers Choice, poetry /;
The Good-for-N Nothing; A Parrots P1ac-
tical Joke; Recipes.
Page 163-Bud Your Oranges; Legal Noti-
ces; Advertisements.
Page 164-Work for October: Another Fine
Lemon: Effects of the Storm ON Our
Winter Prospects; Floridiana.
Page 165-Legal Notices; Advertisements.
Page 166-The Keeping Of Bees Source of
Wealth; The Sand Pear; The Fruit Stands
of Chicago; Tobacco Culture,
Page 167-Cooking Poultry; Advertise
ments.
Page 1eS-Telegraphic Advertisements.
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found cheaper and wiser to haul the
manure to the tree. The rubbing OF
the hog against the tree, fills the pores
of the bark with dirt and oil, which
renders it so hard and crusty, that if
not death serious injury at least will
be the result TIE rubbing of any
stock should be prevented.
see it recommended to bud your
sweet seedlings to make them come
into bearing sooner. This is another
error. your object be to get known
varieties instead of risking the uncer-
tainty Of Seeding, it might be advi
sable, and yet, seedlings generally.
bear as nice fruit as budded trees my
advice would be to wait and see,
Instead of early bearing being a
desirable thing in any orange tree,
it should always be deplored hence
if the theory were true it would still
be all Objectionable practice. But,
if you wish to have few trees put
on fruit prematurely, take limb
from the top of the tree and bend it
down and tie it, it will be very apt
to bear the next season. An upright
limb rarely ever bears fruit. Isimply
state the fact and leave it for the
scientific TO explain. l have long
since ceased to be devotee at the
shrine Of science. / have found her
to be an arrant humbug. She is a
camp-follower, instead of the intrepid
and gallant general that leads the
van i'll the march of progress and
invention. Let some one make q
grand discovery and forthwith here
comes the whole pack of so called
scientists exclaiming at the top of
their voice -" told you so, | told
you so. Hurrah for science !" when
the discoverer probably scarcely
knew the first rudiments. She is a
very unsafe guide when she leaves
the ola beaten track of common
sense; and I would not give one
we'll established, practical fact for a
dozen Of her chimerical theories.
Instance Liebigs mineral manure
theory.
Get your nitrogen and ammonia
from the atmosphere, forsooth. This
is feeding at the wrong end; put it
to the roots and I'll warrant bet
ter and healthier digestion.
But I will not longer trespass on
your time or space, lest you be re-
minded of the couplet in Hudibras.
A little learning is dangerous thing.
Drink deep. or taste not, of the Pyrian
spring."
Yours truly. H. D. BRAcEY.
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Horticulture.
BY d. S. PLACE.

The following article was prepared
by special request. for a certain meet
ing of the State Fruit Growers As
sociation. But as circumstances
prevented the attendance of the
writer 1t has never been delivered
and as we have hitherto said little on
the subject we give the entire article
as it was originally written
In future numbers we will give a
more complete list of such plants as
we have tried and found to succeed.
Goodnight have bade the earth bring forth
Her fruit both great and small,
The orange. as the fig tree.
Without flower at all.
"Our outward life requires them not.
Then wherefore have they birthY
To minister delight to man,
To beautify the EARTH"
In presenting this short treatise on
the culture of flowers which I hastily
promised and have as leisurely re-
GREETED, shall not enter into any OF
the details or directions Of their o;s,s- sfs,,
eraf culture which mighu ue eomna0n
to all countries, but shall confne my
selftO the treatment of flowers in the
soil and climate of those portions OF
Florida with which l am familiar. l
need offer no apology for choosing
this subject, for it has claimed my
attention from early childhood
When I was barefooted boy, l had
my little flower beds in the old home
garden alongside of those of my sis
ters; and the pretty g May Plnks
and "June Pinks," "Touch-me-nots,
"Four O'Clocks," Lark Spurs" and
a host of other familiar pets, and
some that have long since been forgot
ten, gave our garden an air OF beauty
that made no mean comparison with
the hothouse exotics of recent intro
duction.
1 grew flowers when boy for the
love of it. l grew them for the love
of widowed mother, for the love O
my sisters, and for the love OF othel
little girls. And to-day, while few
silvery hairs may rob me of a por
tion of the bloom of youth, l find my
self as much in love with the flower
ana with the little girls, and the "lit
tie older girls" as at any time durin!
my past life. On my arrival in Flor
ida late in June, some years ago
fresh from the broad and beautiful
prairies of the West, was disap
pointed to find country so .barrel
of the beauties that have given it 1t
world renowned fairy name. l land
ed at Cedar Keys, where | foun'
more "sand hills y than gardens, an
more "fiddlers than flowers. 1
rapid transit thence to Fernandins
partially in the night and in a foo
of rain, with little scenery save tn
"flat woods" and water, did not in
prove my first impressions to an
considerable extent. AT Fernandln
I was delighted with the happ
change for the better, yet there wa
ample room for improvement.
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gardens become marvel of beauty.
call attention to the spills of Jack
sonville, because they are known to
all, and known to be poor, and it is
the poor lands we wish to take under
consideration-the rich will take care
of themselves. 1t is well known
that we have plenty Of clay under
lying most of our high, sandy soils
throughout The State, and particular
ly, near the surface, in, and i'll
the vicinity of our city. Also that
all our low lands abound with the
richest muck. To give us soil upon
which our. gardens may all succeed,
we need equal portions of this clay
and muck spread upon the sand, two
to four inches of eachYill give good
results, and with the addition of more
or less COW manure, or bone dust, ap-
piled annually, or at such times as
may be convenient, win give all that
may be desired in the way of garden
soil. Really the better way in small
places would be to remove e.sandy
soil to the depth of tel or twelve or
even fifteen inches, and replace it
with compost of clay, muck and
stable manure. This may at first ap-
pear somewhat expensive, but it is
not if handsome garden is in any
way appreciated. Few of our gar
dens cover space Of more than 300
square yards, and any lady Of taste,
or gentleman of some experience,
will so arrange the walks and other
appendages, that one5half, or one
s. :. As.xsSts ~ -ssssssety BY
them, land only the Remainder need
be so prepared. Fifty dollars will as
rule make a irst-rate small flower
garden, that will last for years, on
any OF the poorest soils Of Florida
or very much less sum, and only
few days labor will i'll most cases
give a few very handsome flower
beds. With this base for future op
erations, all fertilizers that may be
applied are saved and their full value
realized; or it will do without further
fertilizing. While
"Sand on clay is thrown away.
CLAW on sand mandres the land"
Having our soil thus prepared, all
that remains to be done is the prop
er planting, thorough cultivation and
little extra watering in our dryest
seasons.
While it would be impossible for
me to give anything like perfect
list of all that woulc be desirable,
and that would succeed, I may give
some items which 1 have learned by
experience and otherwise.
First of all we w@ld procure a
good supply of our native shrubs
and plants which have been brought
under cultivation, an6 many Others
equally hardy and sccessful have
been naturalized by log cultivation
and are perfectly at ome with us.
These need not here e enumerated,
nor will they cost muh. They are,
as rule easily propaated, and can
be selected from var neighbors
garden,
The next most beutiful line of
plants we would commend would be
the Japan lilies. The are at home
with us, aud make thmost magnif-
cent display of all fiwers. Varie-
ties to suit tastes ca be selected
from the florists catalogues. The
gladiolas are equally home in our
climate, and no handlmer line of
Summer flowers nee be desired
The choice varieties viii give all
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teach these people" a few gratui-
tous lessons, and to show my lady
friends what a flower garden ought
to be. procured a large assortment
of Chinese P@onies, magnificent
collection OF Dahlias. Hyacjnths, Gro.
cuses, ETC., with Snowballs, Lilacs,
and many other choice plants that
decorate our Northern grounds and
bloom so handsomely when the cold
storms and biting trosts of winter
are gone. / gave my plants the best
possible care and attention, and yet
all my efforts only resulted in hope
less failure. A few of my plants
bloomed the first year. Some drag
ged out sickly existence to the sec
ond and third years, but finally. l be-
heve, all are gone. We are all par
tial to the beauties of our native
country. Ifa Floridian florist should
remove to the cold regions of Mime
sofa he would take with him his ia
vorite Ole anders, Cape Myrtles, and
Jasmines, and be surprised when they
were killed by the first trosts of Au-
tumn. But our first impressions are
not always correct. Florida is not
so barren of flowers as l was at first
inclined to believe. She is indeed
rich field of native beauty and botan-
ical interest. While the prairies of
the West may put on their gaudy
hues and dazzle the eye of tie adj
miring beholders for time, the flow
ers do not compare in variety or in
dividual beauty, or botanical interest,
fFFith the wild fiowers af 80 - s. = |,
And Whoever has Visited the st. ohnsj
river and beheld upon its margins
the magnolia in is grandeur, the
wild morning glofy in its robes of
white, covering vast masses of vines
and trees with their glossy green
foliage and flowers ofevery hue; who
ever has witnessed these scenes and
others of other waters which evident
ly gave the first impressions of the
country, will never wonder that the
first explorers, be they French, Span
ish or Indian, should exclaim in
their wild delight, " Behold the Land
of Flowers" But while Nature has
done her part well, and enriched our
forests and streams with her beauty
and fragrance, we are compelled to
acknowledge a fearful deficiency in
we'll titled flower gardens in our
midst. In our own city, Jacksonville,
the pride of the State, where all our
northern visitors congregate in win
ter, not a single park, or scarcely a
flower garden worthy the name, with,
perhaps, single exception, may be
found. Fernandina, Gainesville, Tai
lahassee, and other cities in the inte-
rior, far surpass us in this direction.
This fact is attributable to many
causes. Our people are to some ex'
tent migratory people. They spend
their Summers in the North, and, af
ter an absence of four months in the
heat of Summer, with less care, and
stealage, a fine garden will have little
left to make glad the heart of the re
turning proprietor. Another great
obstacle is the poverty and worthless
ness of our soils, as 1 may say, the
"sand hills" upon which our city i,
built; and another is the long, dry
Summers to which we are sometimes
subjected. These dry seasons invite
the red spider and other insects
Another fruitful cause of failure il
the selection of varieties unsuiteo
to our soil and climate.
To remove or modify these causes
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A Comparison.
II. D. BRAcEY.
Yours truly.

The United States Arnay and Navy
Journal compares the relative expen-
siveness of six army officers, travel
ing under orders, and the investiga-
ting committee going over the same
route at public expense. The army
officers handed in a bill of $5.25 for
seven meals, with $1.50 for porterage,
and the last charge was disallowed.
The Congressman on the other hand,
had bill for the following items,
. that was paid
2 cases of Mumm's Dry verzenay, at
$M a case. 500
! dozen 1880 brandy dv3 $500
300 imported cigars at S16- 6--. 1890
dozen Vinto de Pastro Sherry -. 1880
1912 pounds StiltOn cheese at &c.. 7S8
9pounds Cheddar cheese at 60c. 5,40
can cream crackers 1.25
can OF Beut's water crackers. 325
2 dozen assorted meats 300
2 large. jars assorted pickles. l.3O
2 trunk. Ann
dozen Old Stag whiskev ...... 15.0O
Hatchet and corkscrew. 1.25
Total 1888
Reduce the army to 10000 men,
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MORTGAGEEIS SALE

WHEREAS, On the first day of April, 1876,
Emma Canine and Robert II. Canine, her hus-
band. made, executed, acknowledged and de-
liysret, 10 Mrs. Cassie Williams, now Mrs
Cassie Drips, certain sale mortgage on lo
No. three 60, in block No. twenty mine (2g) IL
Opdyke Il Myers addition, 10 the city OF Ches-
ter. in the county of Randolph and State of lii
nois. TO secure the payment of four certain pro-
missory notes executed by said Robert ii. Can
inc. dated April |, 1876, for two hundred dollar,
each, payable in three, six, nine and fifteen
months, respectively, from the dates thereof,
Of; which said mortgage was duly recorded
dolph county, in book No. one u OF leases,
&C., on page 29S and
WHEREAS, Said mortgage provides among
other things for the sale by the said mortgage /.
6t s2ld loF ami ali the right and equity OF re-
demption therein 81 tie 5aid grHltOis, 10 cas .
oil default in the payment Of the said note VI
any part thereof; and
WHkREAs, The time for the payment of the
said notes, each Of them has long since elaps-
ed, and there now remains duo on the last three
otthe above mentioned notes the sum Of six hun
dred and fourteen dollars apd five cents (6li05)
Now, therefore, notice 10 hereby given that,
on Thursday, the 18th day of January, 1878, at
the door of the court house in said city of Chester
at the hour OF two o CLOCK pm. of said day, the
undersigned will oner said premises tor sale TO
the highest bidder for cash in hand and on maxi
ing said sale, will make, execute, and deliver 10
the purchaser good and sufficient deed therefor.
CASSIE DRIPS,
Formerly Cassie Williams
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PURELY VEGETABLE

& n'aming those southern roots and hefbs which
al wise Providence has placed In countries
where Liver Diseases prevail IL VIII cure vi
diseases caused by arrangement ol the i.Vsi
AMI bowels.
The symptoms of Liver Complain. sre q blt'
Ter or bad taste In the mouth Pain in the bacb
side. or joints, often mistaken for Theuihs'
lism sour stomach, loss Of appetite Do"eii
alternately costive and lax. neadaehe, loss o.
memory with a painful sensation OF haYlnp
falel 70 DO something which ought 10 nave
been done debility low spirits, thlck yer
low al pearance OF the skin and eyes, ufl
cough often mistaken for consumption.
Sometimes many Of these symptoms al'shu
the disease, at others very rev, bll tne iiyer, wy
largest organ in the body, ID generally the s syn
OF diseases and II not regulated 10 tiihe, Sfen
suffering, wretchedncss and DEAtH Will Y"
sue.
can recommend as an etneac!ous remedy Ior
diseAses OF the Liver Heartburn and Dyspepsia
Simmons Liver Regcator. LEWIS WuNDKR,
i7I6 Master street, Assistant POstmahter, fhiI-
gdelphla
1--WE have tested its virtues, personally, ami
now that for d. spepsi', Bli0usness anu
lhrobblng Headache il Is the best medicine the
world ever saw, We have tried forty o'hef
remedies before Simmons LIVER Regulator,
bdl none of them gave III more than temporary
relief; but u,e hegulAtgr not Only relieved
but cured uB "-ED. IELEGRAfh ASp dLa-AH-
GER, Macon. Ga.
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LEGAL NOTICE

10 hereby given to Joshua G. Hall az adminis-
traitor de bonls non Of the &c tate of Hosea Clark
deceased, and Edwin Brainard of the tendency
in the Circuit Court OF Alexander county III
nois, OF IA bill in chaacery 10 iOrecloae mort.
gage, wherein YOU toget err with Chauncey n.
shiDman, Louisa y. Shipman, Jos ph W.
Drezel and Charles Edward Tracy, as Receiv-
ers of the Cairo and Vncenues railroad and the
Cairo and Vine ,nnes railroad company are de-
iendants, and Charles G. Holten, As Receiver OF
OF The Mutual Life Insurance Company" Of
Chicago, is complainant and that the summons
in said cause ID returnssle on the first day OF the
the January term, A. ID. ISIS, OF said Court 10
be holden at the Court House, in the city OF
Cairo, In said CO unity, ON the first Monday Of
said month. Dated Nov. 9th, 1871
JOHN A. REEVE, Clerk oil said Court.
SAMrEL +. WHEELER, Solicitor of omplaint
dow.
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COMMISSIONER sAtr

In pursuance OF a judgment Of McCracken COM
mon Pleas Court rendered n lis September Term
lS77, in the action Of j. ii. terrelPs Admustra-
tor plaintiff againstJ, II. TcFel's heirs, etc de-
PENDANTS, | Will on
MONDAY, JANUARY 2sth, ls,s,
being County Court day., at the Count House
door in Blandyills, KY, sell the highest bidder,
on credit Of C. u, Is and a months, the following
described propery, viz
From. lots Nos. 3, 4, and 6,lr.nting on the Mis-
sissppi river Lot No 3, containing 10 acres; Lot
No. !, containing - acres, AMI Lot No. b, contain
ing ~ acres-lyng in the town Of Fillmore, at the
terminums OF the n, o. ). J.. J.. ana Chicago
Railroad, opposite Cairo, Illinois. Also back Lot
No. :, which is subdvided mo two lots, the one
containing 2ls acres the otter containing lssI.
acres, the whole lying in the letter Sheppard sur
vey in Ballard County, keRtuiky, which was di-
vided into the lots aforesaid BY W. II :. Reeves,
Commissioner OF this court, ant for more partic
nlar description Of the lots aforesaid reference IS
here made 10 the at Of Division on file in this case
Also the following tracts Of lind, viz;--Lying in
Ballard County, near PidgeOns Old Mill, being
the land sold by J. II, Terrell William Pidgeos
and bought back by |. Ii Terrell under judg
rent for the purchase money, lying on the watenr
Of Shawnee Greek, beginning a stake large red
oak, two hickones and sweet sum pointers north.
cast corner, thence north 81 vest Ia poles 10 a
white OAK with sweet gum, While oak and ash point
ers, corner with Thomas Barbw, thence north 100
poles to stake with hickory small black gum sap
lings standing as pointers on iast bank Of branch
corner wish j, Ii. IerelVs lad, thence south 81 .
east ils'4 poles to stake. with two white oaks as
pointers, corner j II. Terel's land, thence lU1
poles TO the beginning, containing 40 acres being
part Of the land conveyed by Casnus NJ. Clay 10 j.
u. Terrell, and part Of tie survey patented to
Col. John Harsiss, the same mas been ividtd into
two lots, Nos. and 2 by the Commissioner fore
sold, which report OF division IS on file and here
referred 10. The purchaser will D. required 70 give
bond with good security, bearing interest from
LAY Of sale, having force Of rep!evin bond on which
execution may issue when due
This Bird day Of December, 1873
CIV. Marshall, ID. WILCOX,
I. 5 REEVES, W, II. REEVES
Attorneys, Comm sso
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pURLiG NOTICE

II hereby given that, by Yir'ue OF decree OF the
County Court Of Alexander County in the State
81 !.AJe.s,' t1-lrs5 ~. r. November term,
A. ID. 1877. /, August " atermeier saat.iy,rs.
tor OF the Estate OF Frederick Waiermeer, de-
ceased, VIII sell Ut public ven0ue on the oath
day of December, A. ID. 1877, al the west door
Of the Court House In the jty Of Cairo. IN SAID
County. and stale, At z CLOCK p. IA OF said
day.
Subject TO the widow dover interest therein
for the payments of the debts of said Estate OF
Fred rick Watermelon, deceased, The following
described property, to-wit:
The south u Of northwest quarter of north
west, quarter in section thirty-six C}G), town
ship, fifteen Q5) south range two (2l, west OF
ne Bird principal mer dian situate in said county
Of Alexander and State of Illinois
Terms oil sale-Cash in hand upon approval
of sale and delivery of deed
AUGUST WATERMElRR,
administrators of the Estate Oh Fred Water
meier, deceased.
Dated Cairo, Ills,, y Nv. Dist, 1877.
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SIIERIEElS SALE.

20 BY virtue of two fee bills to me directed, by
the CLERK of the supreme court southern grand
division at Mount Vernon, In the state of llli-
nois, IN favor OF John c, Abreght ct ais. and
against Jason b. Smith ct ais, l.hsye levied
upon tho following described properly, to-wit
Lot fourteen Ill) in block eleven ~; lots TWEEN q.
ty-six t26l, tweuty-seven (27) and twenty
one and thirty-two (54), in block twen,y-slx
(2jl. All the above described property Is situ-
ated in the city Of Cairo, county of Alexander,
and state of Illinois, which 1 shall offer for sale
at public vendue at the front, or west door Of
the courthouse, In the city of Cairo, county oil
Alexander and State of Illinois, on tie 2lst day
ofFebfuaTy, lsis, at 10 O'Clock an. Dated
this CAIRO, ILL.,, 18th day OF January, AID. 1878,
PETER SAUP, Sheriff.
1-1Q-td
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Benson's CapGne Plaster

Received the Highest Med,l at the Centennial
1t is now the STANDARD remedy. Its as
.onishing pain relieving and strengthening
qualities attracted the attention OF the Cen.
tennial jurors and thousands Of ply icians
who visited the Centennial, who pronounc.
ed 1t the best remedy ever invented for the
Looye ailments. Sold py all Druggists
Price, Is cents.
EsT Barclay Bros. VII supply the trade
In Caira.
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The Difference.

The ordinary Porous Plaster, on account
1f it, peculiar mech anical action, Is esteem
sd an article OF merit; but Berson's Capcine
tprOus Plaster Is considered an article OF
extraordinary merit. 1t has the same
mechanical action, and, in addition, pos
sesses medicinal qualities OF q remarkable
nature, which causes 1t TO act at once,
relieya PAIN Immediately, and cure where
otlief Porous Plaste rs will not even relieve
For rheumatism, Lame an Weak Back, Spina
Disease, Crlck in the Back, Kidney Disease,
Sprains and Bruises, 5evee Pains and Stitches,
Weakness Of the Back. eta.