The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-07-14
The Orange in Bermuda.

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Notes from WyriHe Thompsons Voyage Of the
Challenger, IN the atlantic.
Some years ago Bermuda was
famous tor its oranges several OF it's
best varieties were cultivated in gar
dens and the fruit arrived at wonder
ful perfection, while the lemon, lime
and the bitter orange were self sown
and sprung up everywhere, making
the country lanes and hedges redo.
lent with their delicious perfume.
About the year 1854, minute in.
sect of the family Coccidne, appeared
and multiplied infinitely. The leaves
become covered with scales and
glutinous with viscid excretion
from the insect and turned yellow
and tell off. The fruit dropped be.
lore ripening and finally many OF the
trees died. The island has never re-
covered from this plague and there
is now scarcely an orange grown.
The wild lemons and lines still
flourish.
The island is practically an "atolp
or annular coral reef Iwenty-four
miles in length by twelve broad like
the reefs in the Pacific. it is the
tarthest from the Equator of any,
(S20, 25t, N. L. J, and Is almost at the
limit of the region of the rect build
ing coral. Bermuda is simply bank
of blown sand. The island which
formed the now sunken nucleus of the.
atoll was of volcanic origin.
The bedrock is white granu-
lar limestone formed by the
weaing down of the reel. The
soil is composed OF red earth, an
6nat sel,o al 1ansfS pfallib,
I oAfff out. Thats easily done Titles
wanted to go out andSweed the gar
den, be willtun out slowly and re-
luctantly andb two hours dressing.
II he's called to see u. circus process
sion 60 by he'll probably turned out
quick and hurt Himself trying t97
come downstairs aud put a bo6tofi 9
at the same time. OF b9soq 49iso ~
A military CHAPLAIN 4 Complained TO-
the adjutant Of a cavalry regiment,
thatno men attended his second SER r !,
vice on a Sunday, although he had
spoken to them repeatedly. The ad-,
jutant promised to see what he. could
do; SO, sending for the, sergeant.ma- a
jor, he inquired how it was that no
men attended, and requested him TO )
try to do something On the follow
ing Sunday, about twenty men attend
ed the service, much. TO the chap
lain's satisfaction, and he mentioned
it to the adjutantthe next day. The
adiutant was surprised, though p
pleased, and he sent for the sergeant &
maior,and asked him how it was that
the men had turned so good all of
sudden. swell, Sir" replied the
sergeant,major, 81 told off four men
per troop to attend, and 1 marked
them off for fatigue duty"
A Scotchman and Irlshman hap
pened to be journeying together
through most interminable forest,
and by some mishap lost their way
and wandered about in a pitiable
condition for awhile, when they
fortunately came across a miserable
hovel,g which was deserted save by al.
lone chicken AS this. poor biped
was the oily thing eatable TO b, !,
obtaihed,r they eagerly despatched
and prepared 1T for supper. When,
laid before them, Pat Concluded that
it was insufficient for the support; Of,
both himself ana Sawney, and there, ),
fore apropositionfwas made to his
companion that,they should spare the
chicken Until. the next morning, and
the one who had the most pleasant
dream should have the chicken,
which was agreed TO-. 1t the, morn !
ing Sawhey told his dream. He
thought angels We're drawing him up
to heaven III . basket, and be was
never before 50 happy" Upon cor:
Guiding his dream, Pat Exclaimed 3,
%Oeh sure, and Be ,jaBsi saI X saw ys.
going, and though ye WohidR't come
back, SO Iigot up and ate the chicken
! mvSelf u