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The Florida agriculturist., 1878-11-06

and in Louisiana and California.
am also happy to see that the princi-
pies of orange cnlture stated in my
treaties on that subject have been
lconformed in this and the other states
named. I was also fiattered, on read
ing Mr.. Moore's book, which is re
production in the main of my ideas,
to see that he had not mentioned my
name or treaties, though published in
several forms and widely circulated.
At some future day not far distant
| hope to rewrite correct and enlarge
and much improve ".Orange Culture
in Florida" @ "e< J.H.F.
RoseburY. Fla, Oct, 25th, 1878.
The report Of the Fruit Growers
Association, referred to by Professor
Fowler. is for sale at this office. Ed.
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TROPICAL NURSERIES,.
British India.
Editor Florida Agricaslt,rist ::

continued.
The most prominent of all the
fruits in the East is the Mangoe, and
in India you have it in perfection all
sizes, shapes, textures and colors, the
size varying from that of mabler
to that of a grape fruit, the favour
from that OF an incongruous mixture
OF tow and turpentine in the Seeding
and inferior varieties (these only used
as shade trees) to that combination of
all the most favored fruits of the
world blended and apart. The Man
go is to the resident ofIndia, what the |
orange and lemon is to a Floridian
and the apple, pear and peach, to
the northern men. Their season is
the Paraaise OF Jne year and lasts |
fully three months. b The favorate
beauties are named Maldah, Bombay
and Soondershaw with host of
others all leaving their admirers.
The next fruit in order is the
Mangosteen, coming into season dur
ing the rains in July. In appearance
is very similar to the Persimmon
ofJapan now engaging the attention
of fruit growers in Florida. and so
closely does it resemble it that the
unwary are often victimized by itin-
Grant venders in the streets of the
large cities by having the fruit of the
Persimmon thrust upon them instead
of the Mangosteen and only to find
his mistake by the first bite his mon
ey gone and vender non est. The
flavor Of the Mangosteen is unap.
proachable and unapproached by any
fruit I know of, its affinity being with
the Cherimoyer to wich if anything
it contests the dalm. The Litchee
is another favorite fruit, and more
attractive one never graced dessert,
nor oneto whom the most fasiduous
epicure would not do homage and
gorge himself with less attendent cir
stances and still wish for more. The
fruit is about the size of a pigeons egg
and hangs from every branch of the
tree in clusters of 80 or more. When
ripe it is of vermillion color, thin
skin easily separated, discloses a
white custard pulp enclosinga a brown
seed of the size of bean. The fla
vor may be said to resemble the
sweet water grape, blended with that
of the strawberry aud vanilla; in
deed new arrivals take to it as natur-
ally as a duck to the water. 1t
would be grand accession to Flor
ida, judging from the distribution OF
its range the north of China to the
Equator, and I have seen it growing
freely at an elevation of 5000 feet,
amongst tea, the cape Jasmine and
Grape myrtle. One thing to be
known is that seeds would not carry,
as they are on the point OF germina'
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FUNGOID DISEASES.
Editor Florida Agricultawist:

Editor Florida AgricetltaaTst:
"Fungoid Diseases" by Gal Fres-
co." in the AGRIcULTURIsT of the
10th, inst, is in my opinion, calcula-
ted to create too much alarm and, in
some cases, do serious damage; as
for instance, where he advised and
caused a friend to destroy an orange
tree imported from Japan, and the
young trees of nursery affected by
the same disease, Mycetoma,'' and
especially when he advises every
one owning grove and detecting the
back to immediately destroy the
affected trees" and in an especial
case advised, that grove of a thou
sand trees be destroyed, because at
fected by the die-back. Now if this
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Contents of this Number.

. 81 Ia4tf "a
Page 2O1-Tropical Nurseries Fungoid
Diseases: Another Shot from Dr. Bracey.
Page 2O2-My Castle, poetry: Winning a
Lord Emerald Wit A Good Story Som
and Iroublein Equal Parts; Recipes.
Page 2O51Philadelphia's Fruit Consump-
tion; Advertisements. -.
Page 204-South Florida Fair; A Chance
Guinea or Dhourra A Florida Caravan !:
Letter from Jacksonville; The State
Fair; Floridian; Locals.
Page 205- Advertisements.
Page 206--Rise and Progress fBee Culture;
flgs; Too Close by Half; A New Plan
for a Smoke House; Legal Notices.
Page 2O7-My Neiehbor's Lace Lambre-
quins; Advertisements.
Page 2Os-Telegraphic; Advertisements.
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THEN there is the Sunday morning fly.
It is not shown why he should be so
much worse than any other fy-in fact,
it is not shown why he should be in ex-
istence at all. Still, there is no fact SO
apparent in the dog-day sultriness and
sickness as that of his existence. A
man never puts forth SO extraordinary
an effort to make both ends meet as
when the Sunday morning fly is present.
1t is this fly that has the shrillest voice,
the quickest step, the hottest foot and
the longest teeth. He is cayenne pep
per on legs. He is typhoon with
spurs. He is he is--well he is the
Sunday morning fly, beast that gains
your ear to abuse your confidence, and
employs your:toe forlartesian practices.
--Danbauy Ne,Os.
The Florida agriculturist., 1878-11-06

IT Is better that men should make up
their minds to be forgotten, and look
about them, or within them, for some
higher motive in what they do than the
appreciation of men, which is fame
namely, their duty; that they should be
constantly and quietly at work, each in
his sphere, regardless of effects, and
leaving their fame to take care Of itself.
Fame comes only when deserved, and
then it is as inevitable as destiny, for
it is destiny.-Lonafelloa0.
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AS A RULE, silence, except when duty
demands the expression of an opinion,
or politeness demands that we should
be agreeable, is commendable. This iu-
dicious silence, however, is an art that
N ~, q * 4 IS
Der never attain at all. To say the right
thing in the right placeis generally easy;
to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the
tempting moment is the difficulty. ST.
lence is the element in which great
things fashion themselves, and the
strongest feelings are generally those
that remain unspoken. People who
know much generally speak little, and
men who most stir the lives of others
lead the most silent and tranquil lives.
They feel society to be oppressive be-
cause it is hinderance to the exercise
of reflection. -1Snsley's Magazine.
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tlon as the fruit ripens, and they are
utterly useless if kept from the soil
over two days. Still seeds could be
gathered and sown at once III War.
dian case, which would protect them
alive during transit hence-a two
months journey-and in that way it
could be done. Most tropical and
semi-tropical seeds require sowing at
once and those who have friends in
foreign parts are not aware of this
circumstance so that consignment
after consignment goes into the
ground in Florida, which had better
be thrown away-the life germ had
long departed and so some one
had blundered.
The Durian is thoroughly tropi-
cal fruit, but one has to have strong
resolution to overcome the powerful
feted odor of its outer rind, and par
take of the delicacy within. 1t is
much esteemed by residents after
probation; the Jack fruit likewise
has this popularity and is relished by
some. The Jack is further distin.
guished, by the best fruits growing
On the roots of the tree, under ground
and are often as large as a water
melon. Ordinarily, the fruit grows
on the main trunk and large branch
es, and in no other way could it's
great weight be sustained. The
Bread-fruit tree is closely allied to
the last in Using which it under
goes cooking. The Bananas com |
prise large number Of sorts, and
80 a.--.a-s so gsgs9 .
kinds. Such kinds as are in Florida
would be considered very inferior
and be given to their stock. The
best of all Bananas is the one uamed
Champa, and this is met wherever
you so. No pear can surpass this in
mellowness and delicacy of flavor.
A plantation of one dozen plants will
supply Hindoo family with all the
Bananas they can use all the year
round. The Custard or Sugar Apple
is always plentiful and is tantalizing
to eat from the number of seeds, en-
closed in the flesh, butt is delicious
if one has patience enough and good
teeth. Its allies, Sour-Sop, Bullock's
Heart, and Sweet-Sop, are scarcely
desirable in presence of the Sugar
Apple. Guavas are universal.
Some Of the select kinds are enioya-
BILE, but as a rule unless to make jelly
they are looked upon with indiffer-
ence. African Mangosteen, Alligator
Pear, Rose Apple, Brazilian Cherry,
Carambole Dates, Locquot, Persim-
mons, Pomegranates, Oranges, Lem
ons, Lines, Pommelows, as they come
and go, keep up a constant succession
of fruit in all the cities.
TO be continucd.l
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A we'll known divine, in his wise old
age, once said to newly-married pair:
sI want to give yon this advice, my chill
dren-don't try to be happy. Happi-
ness is a shy nymph, and if You chase
her you will never catch her; but just go
quietly on, and do your duty, and che
will come to you"
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Another Shot from DIR. Bracey.

e 6 Temporal naatante, at cam Ills
a'esttGnaer." sa8m
El1itor florida Agricukurist: *
Ten years ago, the old settlers in
their simplicity, thought the " High
Rolling Pine Lands," which in deris-
i@ they called "Sand Hills" were
only put there oy kind Providence,
tohold the country together, and af-
ford them a land transit from the ST.
Johns to the Coast. Then all were
eager to obtain a little patch of Ham
mock, and did not dream that they
would never get back the interest on
the money the clearing would cost.
!" Y eIIow Pine" /" Is not superior TO
Hammock for any purpose, would be
called an old fogy. A few are still
unconvinced, but then you know,
i" A man convinced against his will, is
of the same opinion STILL"
was one of the silly ones that be-
lieved i'll Hammock One of my
neighbors became convinced of the
superiority of Yellow Pine, and tried
to show it to me, but | could not then
see it. He even through pure disin-
terestedness, offered to buy me out,
or rather swap me out; but when he
told me he only wanted the place for
hog pasture, / could not find it iu
my heart to impose upon him. l
knew it was a very poor hog pasture
yet / believe if a man can make up
his mind to fight mosquitoes all his
life, and take one meal day of qui-
uine, and one of "Simmon's Liver
Regulator" and will persevere, he
may raise an orange grove on Ham
mock, in ten or twelve years. True,
the insect may be worse and the fruit
of poorer quality the floods may
drown him out and the drought parch
him up, yet the fact is indisputable
that orange trees will grow on Ham
mock. In those early days Of prim-
tive simplicity, it was thought that
if a man could "Cow Pen" every
other year, he might make meagre
support on these high rolling vel.
low pine lands. Some even disputed
whether the natural land would
sprout peas. Now we hear of sweet
potatoes raised on the natural land
without manure, weighing cup in the
teens" Mirabile dictu verify is
"truth stranger than fiction" Again
we hear Of three large orange groves
being raised almost to the point O.
bearing with an outlay of less thar
$50 for manure. Think of it, yol
men of the North and West, wht
have been usiug tons of manure t.
enrich your poor soils. BY the by
would it not be we'll for some maj
who has Yellow Pine" to sell Z
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manure small plot just to see what
wonderful results would follow. L
don't remember that I ever saw any
land that aoas for sale that had been
fertilized at all. For my part I can
not understand why everybody don't
come to Florida and plant five acres
in orange grove, on these High Rol-
ling Pine lands: where there is. no
sickness, aud the voice of the mos
quito is not heard where the winters
are perpetual spring, and no sum-
mer's heat is felt,-The sanitarium,
yea the " "Health Resort" =" of the con
tinent-just think of it. Here are
the figures, a preachers figures a
that. Aud it "fgures can't lie how
much less preachers figures.
Whole cost of five acres for five
years, s1745,6s. First crop at a
small estimate, $325O,OO. Net bal
ance, s1504,32.
Now this should be so encourag-
ing that people should flock to Flo ri
da till every available acre OF eli gh
Rolling Yellow Pine" should be
planted in orange groves. The Ham
mocks. will not do so we'll; and toler-
able only tolerable.
H. D. BRACEy
DeLand Landing, October, 26th, 1878.
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l. y y L
ion half the trees in the State would
be destroyed. Certainly more than
half of the finest trees in the State
are affected by, this disease, But
this is no cause Of alarm, though
many trees suffer severely by it, and
among those orange growers in the
State who have lost severely by this
disease, count myself one. !. But I
have studied it pretty thoroughly
and think understand Something Of
its courses and remedies as also the
conditions of prevention.
think with AL Frescot hat \ is
Hxngo5d, but when weconaler that
there is probably notsa pl Ocr anie
NAL in this State free fro i, ia
that every inch of 81 ca N da
as well as outside of these, VSnfSIi
the spores Of various species Sand II
many instances the growing n Sla.
Why should we be alarmed thai 6Ae
or several species flourish upon Dir
orange trees not only upon our ii es'
but upon ourselves. They rot ldhdl
rust everything, and cause fever bain.
and death in ourselves. / am surz
that can produce die.back in any
tree in the State where it grows, in
less than one year, | am also sure that
/ can cure die-back in any tree, in
most cases where it stands, though
not in all without removal to more
congenial soil. But it Is sufficient
at this time to call attention to the
ggsp9ggtt p91ggtts5 st ffs5yhst alAsxa 4asgslng On '5.ie
Fruitgrowers Association in 1874,
and more fully at the Jacksonville
meeting in 1875, Reports which /
herewith enclose, that you may if you
deem it of sufficient Importance, re-
print some portions of.
A word more as to the destruction
of the Japan orange tree to get rid
of the fungi. It is evident that if
these fungi attained such a stage of
growth as to produce the symptoms
named, they mnst have scattered
their spores far and wide; consequent
ly, to destroy the tree on which they
at first appeared and the nursery
tree in immediate vicinity affected by
them, was not to "clean them out. "
They are with us still and will remain
with us. The only remedy is to
know the conditions which invite
their growth and occasion their de-
structive effects. As to die-back not
being found in lemon trees. / have
seen it in them, can produce it in
them and wild orange trees, though
it probably more rarely appears in
the lemon and in the wild orange
groves before the trees are budded.
| must doubt Al Fresco's judgement
as to die-back first appearing in the
grove at Pine island, we have SINH
lar soil think from what Al Fresco
has told me of that Pine island grove
this one exhibits similar symptoms
but the disease though sometimes
mistaken for die-bac is not die back,
it is die-out certainly. lido, however,
agree with al Fresco in the main
and especially that we should be
watchful and vigilant. will here
say, that some of my finest bearing
trees at the presenttime are those once
afectivedmost seriously with dieback
l have tested and proved my theory
of the inducing causes and of the rem
edies. These prove effectual in every
instance and I am happy to see that
they-some of them-have been dis
covered and confirmed by orange
growers in other parts of this State
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/ !. = ZenepOrG naatt0nte,. at cam Ills
,7esxt0naer.n
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-01-19
The Dead and Wounded at Plevna.

The Correspondent of the London Ae'rS,
writing Of the fall of Plevua. gives the follow
ing graphic description of the dead aud wound
cd Turks:
"The famishcd dogs, of which there ere
always large numbers in every Turkish town,
were feeding on the corpses OF the dead and
the bodies of the still living wounded. The
savage howls Of the greedy brutes as they tore
the punid flesh of the dead, or crnuched the
bones between their teeth, the cries and groans
of the wounded as they vanly struggled with
the dogs, might be heard for miles around, and
made ,hesoul sick. Birds were peckins at the
skulls. hopping from body 70 body, with beaks
and plumage besmeared with hpman blood, and
screaming with fendish delight. Dogs fought
among themselves, aud bird struggled with
bird for the possession of a morsel oi human
flesh, and the most indescribable horror pre-
vailed
"In one house alone thirty seven dead and
fifty-three wounded Turks were found, some OF
the latter in half decomposed and putrld
state, and the wounded in condition that can
be more easily imagined than described. Some
Of the wounded were able 10 crawl about, and
clutched at odd morsels Of food that were found
in the hands of the dead, devonring it with
feverish avidity but thousands Of them wer.
utterly helpless and awaited death or succor
with ls,ess fatalism. Eighteen hundred
prisoners were buddled together on the bank
Of the Nid. and the horrors Of their position
equalled those of the great plague which raw
aged Europe in the fourteenth century. Liv-
ing and dead were piled together promiscuouS-
~ in heaps like wood aud csrttd away
There were ouly three carts available Tor this
work. and .he confusion was indcscribable.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-01-19
About Babies.

Different countries have different methods cI
dealing with their young. The Greenland bab,
is dressed in furs and carried in sort Of pock
ct at the back of bis mothers cloak. When
she is very busy, aud does not wantto be both
cred with him, she digs a hole in the snow aud
covers him up all but bis face and leaves him
there until she is ready 10 take care Of him
again. The Illndoo baby hangs in basket
from the roof, and is taught to smoke long be-
fore he learns to walk Among the Western
Indians the little tots" are tied fast to a board
and have their heads hattened by means Of an-
other board fastened down over their faces. In
Lima the little fellow lies all day in hammock
swung from tree-top, like the baby 10 the
nursery song. In Persia be is dressed in the
most costly silks and jewels, and his head is ne
yer uncovered, day or night; while in Hucatan
a pair of sandals and a straw hat are thought
to be all the clothing he needs.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-01-19
The Old Family Journal.
VARIETY.
Pointed Hint.

4 story is told Of couple Of farmers who
lived not great distance apart, one OF whom
was noted for being very penurions One day
his neighboT called upon bin while.he was eat
ing dinner, bet instead Of asking him to sit
down to the table with him, he kept on eating
and talking, just as though the visitor hadn't
a mouth 10 his head
"well, wha, is the news. neishboT Brown %
"Nothing much.
NO oncws up your way, eh he asked, still
helping himself TO bis cood dinner, while his
neighbor looked on with anxiety and appetite.
Well, yes, now that think ont, there is
Just grain Of news Mr. Jones COW has
got FIVE calves, replied the visitor.
" Five calves never heard Of such thing.
Why, wha. the dickens does the iith one Do
when the other four are sucking ?"
why he stands aud looks On like dumb
fool Just as am doing now"
"Oh, all Hannah. pat down another plate
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-01-19
Married on the Spot.
The olean Reeord relates the following:

The Olean Recori relates the following:
"Ill marry any girl in the room that will
have me, said half-tpsy young fellow
" I'll take you" said fresh. clear-eged young
girl Of seventeen. Aud 10 half 40 hour the
two were married and being congratulated by
their friends This actually occurred only a
few weeks ago 10 the near viciGity Of Frank
Iinvile, in this county. The occasion was a
country dance. the participants were 4 farmers
son and farmers daughter, neither Of whom
bad exchanged word with the other until the
above scene occurred. The young fellow had
been drinking and thought be would say some
thing smart and astonsh the girls with bis
audscity. The girl, however, had heard that
he was good fellow" aud, being moved by
that spirit which will not take dare II death
come, took him at his word. They are now
living with the young fellows parents, and
are now studyin: each others character at
tae.I leisure.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1878-01-19
A Happy Hour Spoiled.
T From the Utica OJserrer.] ]

One Of the "Oh, George'l" young men Of
our city, thinking he would surprise the young
lady of bis alteration, went to her home on -
street last evening, and succeeded in entering
the parlor without being noticed by any mem
Der Of the family. Secreting himself behind
a sofa in one corner Of the room, he awaited
her arrival with almost breaihless anxiety. a
vigorous pull at the door-beil a few moments
later rather startled the young man. and soon
brought the object Of his affections down
stairs, from an upper apartment. dressed in
her most exquisite robes. % opening the
door she exclaimed, "Oh. Charley, is It you
I'm so glad :" She invited him in and mo-
toned him to a seat On the sofa behind which
"Oh, George" was wrestling with bis fears and
indignation, willie she attended TO the illumi-
nation. She then seated herself beside the
object Of her affection, aud a sprigbtly con-
versation ensucd. She remarked When !
went to the door to answer the summons, | was
so afrsil i, was that detestable fellow--"
mentioning the name OF the fellow behind the
sofa. whose soul by this time was boiling over
with subdued wrath. But" she continued,
81 am so glad it was not be-" " Really, my
love, il gratifes me to hear you in this way
and if that muiton-hcad, ," referring 70 Oh,
George" Of course, docs not cease annoying
you by calling here when lie is not wanted, III
bounce him" Just then the enrased listener.
who could not conceal bis emotions longer, up
set the sofa upon which the loving twain were
seated, turned out the gas and rushed out the
hall door and down the street with the rapidity
Of scared cur