The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-06-05

S nccumbs to a Brisbane winter, grows
there like a weed. The knowledge
how far the society's anxiously sus-
tanned efforts Of many years have been
successful is now rapidly on the in
crease; so far the results are most
satisfactory to the council, and must
he highly gratifying to the members
generally.
ISlty9Ssls on tie Coast.
Through the instrumentality of the
officers Of Fl. M. surveying schooner
Pearl, the council have been able to
continuein 1877 the operation Of plant
ing nseful trees upon the different un-
inhabited islands Of the coast where
soil and other conditions have afford
ed reasonable hope that they would
grow to maturity.
Relations acih 1p'tcultstral and IN
ld1strfol a ssociations Of Queensland.
The relations of the society with
rs tenants, the National Agricultural
and Industrial Association, have been
most harmonious, and, it is thought,
mutually advantageous. The society
exertea ITSELF with admitted success,
to assist in making the exhibition of
the year attractive; while the garden
operations have been so shaped as to
prepare for even more effective aid at
that OF 1873. Some portion of the
Hentals paid by The association has
been specially devoted towards this
object.
Special Prizes Gt -hahiJition Of 1873.
In order further to promote con-
cert of action for the promotion of
such of the objects of the two bodies
as are analogous, the following special
prizes, TO be given by this society at
the next exhibition have been offered
to and accepted by the association:
1. IS 5s. for the best collection of fodder
plants for winter feed, including prick
ly comfry, blue and nrairie grass, but
ss saciuT1hg 1h s1eR i llis &, p5n-
stss.. sfsS1< OF sss neuK1y xxcs1f as priit-
ficable, so as to allow Of competition
from distance.
Z. F5 IS, for the best three bushels of rye.
,. E3 3s. for the best collection of roots
for winter feed.
4 E3 8. for best cured tobacco leaf. not
less than 20 lb. in weight.
Boaces Park Lease Act.
With the concurrence of the trus-
tees of the society an Act.o the Leg
islature has been passed under which
the association can obtain an extend
ed lease of the land they occupy
The terms of such lease are, however,
not laid down by the Act, and no ac-
ton has yet been taken in the matter.
Request to the Society
The first bequest by will was made
to the society during 1877, and, al
though small in amount, was a graft
flying occurrence under the attendant
circumstances, evidencing, as it did
in an unexpected quarter, the recog-
milton of the society as an established
institution of the colony.
F1li, ZNelc CGte0On2Gt, Gtc.
The transactions with FIJI, New
Caledonia, the South Sea Island, and
also with extreme Northern Queens
land and the adjacent islands, have
been numerous and interesting. AL
though the importations from those
parts have taken the direction rather
Of ornamental plants than of plants
of economic value, they have placed
the society ina commanding position
to exchange with Eastern countries
as well as with wealthy amateurs
elsewhere for introductions of more
practical character.
Diseases in Grape Vlaes Act.
A number of grape vines, from a
part of Italy not remote from scenes
of devastation by phyNocer0 yostotria:,
having been imported by private en-
terprise, during the early part of the
year, the council conceived it to be
their duty to invite the attention of
the government to the danger which
might arise from such sources of des-
troying the fiourishing and rising in
dustry of wine growing in Queens
land and, while it is unnecessary to
recount the history of their action,
the council claim for the society the |
credit of having been largely instru-
mental in the passing of the Act
which has lately beccne law, and
which regulates the importation of