The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-10-29

ported to this country is TINS tnaC
the so-called 4Pesian,' and the So
called "Dalrnatian" powders, are neav-
lily adulterated before they reaGn tne
hands of the consumers. VIII mere 1I,
prove that this must be the TACT. Inc
price Of the imported powder lrom
Dalmatia at present is ~ Genus per
pound in San Francisco; this Delng
the wholesale rate, while the same
powder is quoted in New York from
rs TO 80 cents per pound: The whole no,
OF this is imported from Trieste: Inc
price of the blossoms on the plantacc
tons in Dalmatia, in the vicinity OF
the City of Ragusa, was 81 cents
American coin perpound for the same
crop that sells at 70 cents pound IN
San Francisco by our wholesale drug
gists. Now, then, the SPECTATORS
that are purchasing the blossoms IN
Dalmatia ship them to Trieste. a ois-
lance of over 300 miles, by steamers
The freight is considerable to Trieste
and there is loss of about 4per cent.
in grinding the blossoms to insect
powder, which is done exclusively IN
Trieste. The man who purchases the
blossoms at 80 cents on the planta'
tons in Dalmatia sells them IN
Trieste at round profit above all
expenses of at least 5 cents per pound.
The merchant at Trieste that grinds
it loses 4 per cent. in milling, as above
stated, and he packs the powder into
suitable packages for transportation
to New York, makes from to ~
cents per pound on the New YORK
merchant. The New York mer-
chant pays the freight and makes
handsome profit by selling to his GUS
toners; besides he pays the Custom
house duty, Now, then, how is 1t
and why is it that all of the druggists
are making SO much profit on the
powder they sell from foreign coun'
tries at less price than the BIOS
SONS bring on the plantations?
/ have submitted my powder to
scientific men in America and Eu-
rope, and they pronounced it, long
ago, superior article, as the climate
and soil of California are particularly
favorable to the plant ter it is once
acclimated.
Prof. q. V. Riley calls my atten-
ton, in several Of his letters, of his
trials on different insects, and OF sew
eral articles published in the New
York. Ia;5ene, wherein he re-
cords his own experiments. | have
sent him large supply OF my pow
der OF this years growth, at his re.
quest, with which he will 60 South to
experiment on cotton worms. Prof.
Gamgee, at Prof Riley's instance,
has decided to try its effects as an
anti-yellow fever remedy and upon
other lower forms of lite that are In
visible.
DISTRIBUTION OF PYRETHRUM IN
EUROPE.
will here again state upon the
subject of the plant, and / wish this
to 90 before the world, that l tlnd
in my experience as native OF Dal-
malta the plant which is named by
scientific men Pyrethrum Cinersri@
folium, now extensively cultivated in
the southern part of Dalmatia, por-
ton OF Herzegovina, and Montene-
gro, has been known to exist IN
wild state in the same country, but
it was not cultivated until about six
teen years ago. l claim that the
plant was originally brought in
seed from Persia by the historical
and beautiful little European quail.
The migratory quail has its young in
Persia, and remains in Persia from
early spring until the 25th OF August
of each year and then emigrates from
Persia to Africa, beginning on the
25th of August and continuing until
about the 1st OF November OF each
year. They remain in Africa during
the winter, and in the spring they go
back to make their nests in Persia.
These quails start from Persia IN the
evening and the next morning they
are generally in Africa before day
light. But if the wind is blowing
during the night from the north
east, you Can find millions of quail IN
the very territory where the cele'
brated Pyrethrum Cinerarie folium Is
found TO grow wild, aud | am sure
that the quails have deposited the
seed Of this valuable plant and TINS
seems to me to decide the identity OF
Persian and Dalmatian insect pow
ders You cannot find any quail IN
any contiguous country, where TINS
plant does not grow. The same