The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-02-12

bud, Leaf, bloom, exquisite delicacy
of aroma, and fruit that is grateful,
yitalizing, purifying, anti-bilious, anti
inflammation, all-sorta-ot- levers,
including yellow fever. -
An old lady, native of Bahama
islet, informed your correspondent,
while on his travels within torrid re-
gions, that lime and other citrus
juices, in their natural state, are the
safely and universally trusted febri
fuges in the West Indies. That
through negligence of the habitual
daily use of citrus liquids in times
when yellow fever prevailed the
West Indian is in peril. Instantly,
however, when Yellow Jack tingles
the nerve-bell, lines come to the res
cue and fellow Jack expires in cepi
Gus potations Of frost-pure lime juice.
The fruit basket containing lines
is feature of every well regulated
West India table. the lime is much
more highly valued there than the
lemon. The West Indian squeezes,
lime juice into soup and other dishes.
Citrus fruits are the best for sea way
ages, because most highly antiscor-
butte. True the fruit will not keep.
on long voyages, but lines or lemons
enough for use in the earlier part OF
these a voyage, TO be followed
by the use OF the less Ell
ficient citric acid, ought to con.
stitute large portion OF ship stores.
Citrus extracts are not adequately
prominent in the worlds pharmaco-
pGia. Californians are not exempt
from maladies that would be prevent
ed by the habitual use Of lime and
lemon juice. Less nearl y exempt are
the inhabitants of the other sections
OF the Union. All the malarious re-
gions OF the lower and upper DIissls-
sippi valley are annually in need of
lines or lemons by the train load
Violent is that need in the yellow
fever districts. Florida cannot render
supply. No other region within the
United States can supply the need
except California. California can
produce lines and lemons enough to
purifyHall bilious America, and leave
enough to treble the apportionment
all over the Yellew Jacks pre- empt-
ion, while that Scourge is there.
English policy develops customers
and commodities; pari pasSu, Calitor-
MIA can profit by the example. The
the trouble with the Vicar OF Wake
fields son Moses, was not that he
had too many green spectacles, but
that he lacked the vim and tact neces-
sary to develop customers.
Practically unlimited as are the
capacities OF California for the pro-
duction Of lines and lemons, the
fleets OF the sea, malarlal America and
the demands OF the luxurious, author
ize the development OF those capaci-
ties provided the producer, the middle
man, the carrier and all corners be-
tween the grove end the lip deter
mine that those who need lines and
lemons shall know it, and knowing
shall be irresistibly inclined TO pur.
chase by reason OF the very univer-
salty and cheapncss OF the great
blessing.
j. De Barth Shorb, Thomas A.
Gary, L. J. Rose, the late Hon. B. d.
Wilson and Louis Woltskill, OF Los
Angeles; Cap. Pishon of old San
Bernardino, and others, have demon
strated that the profit Of orange cul-
ture imparts to land value of from
$4,000 to $4,000 per acre by return
ing a clear annual profit Of 10 per
cent on the stated sum of money.
Lime and lemon culture ought not TO
be for behind. The facts supporting
the demonstration survive the dead,
abide with the living, recur every
year, are open to public inspection 9,
and are susceptible of investigation
by the observing and calculating Wis
itor. But it should be borne in
mind that considerable capital, extra
ordinary patience and sagacity are
the price OF profitable orange grove. i,
Comparatively few are qualified to
embark in the culture of citrus fruits.
The interest in citrus culture is I'm.
abated. There is single citrus nur.
sery In Los Angeles, known as the
"Co-operative Nursery and fruit
Company" containing one-half mil.
lion orange and lemon trees now, of
the proppef age to be set out in or
chard. Two hundred and ten acres
are occupied by this nursery. There
are many other citrus nurseries in
various parts of the country, and all
are annually increasing their stock