The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-06-09

DeLand Vousia County, Florida, Wednesday, June g. $780,

that the frequent use of the everlast.
ing Il" may be pardonable and also
that some ole may derive some bene-
fit from the relation.
Having been several years in the
State l had serse enough to know
good orange lands from lands en-
tirely unadapted to orange culture,
so l did not commit the irremediable
error In selection that many have un-
fortunately done; yet l indulged in
the experiment OF transplanting wild
stocks from dense low hammock to
high pine land and they serve to IL
lustrate the folly and loss of trouble
and time in trying to radically change
the condition of plant or tree and
yet expect 1t to do we'll. They have
been in position ten years, lived aud
supported their buds after style,
and though they have been budded
eight years are probably few years
off from bearing, while seeds from
sweet oranges planted when the wild
stocks were set out have developed
into fine bearing trees with superior
fruit; some fifty have borne unexcep-
tional fruit and there is no reason to
expect better fruit from the budded
stocks.
In tact my observation, which
may say is an extended one, decides
me TO entirely prefer natural sweet
budded stocks is their greater liability
trees unless one wants particular
variety. A serious disadvantage about
to injury from cold; have seen much
injury that way when seedlings were
unhurt.
Venality will make its way into
the budding business, as it does into
every business, and doubtless many
pay for particular buds and get other
than what they ordered. More anon.
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Nsvy, DuJ rh5'tfgEr fEr'6fAl o6f lssbof tsb ggSTo
keep up the same, our truit rotS on
the ground under the trees which
have grown up indiginously on many
lots III this county This is our fault
1 suppose: for if properly prepared
it seems to me the Navy would get
its supplies from the home product,
this alone would make our country
rich.
But am anxious to come to the
point about the guava, my tavorite
fruit, tor pies and other good dishes,
and will drop the citron for fear
this letter should grow too long.
This fruit, because OF the liability 10
be injured by frost was not extern
siveiy cultivated in the more north
erly portions Of the State, and be-
cause OF the sparsely sections where
it was, oris, certainty, it has not un.
til recently attracted the attention
of the people. But at present there
are many young groves coming on:
besides there are stay trees on every
place even where given no attention
at all. and in a few years more the
guava will shower its blessings over
the land of the far South The fruit,
in manufactured shape, is principally
Imported from the islands OF Cuba,
and the amount of duty paid would
alone make ours a flourishrng country.
1t can be preserved as well as made
into marmalade and jelly, but is des-
tined to be most popular as a canned
fruit. Every one might not like this
fruit when first tasting it but there is
something peculiar about it; l never
knew one to fail to eat it after few
trials, and once the flavor settles ON
the palate one becomes toolishly,
or almost desperately, fond OF it. This
fruit in this section grows very finely
and bears continually after the thru
year, if not sooner. l think the fruit
is much improved In quality by judi
cious tertilizing and high cultivation,
old ideas to the contrary notwith-
standing.
l believe there are a few eagle.
eyed and energetic men in the west.
ern end of this county who impatient
Of outside capital are moving in the
direction ot cooperative manutact-
uring. / heartily endorse such a
move and sincerely hope that it may
be success, and that our own people
may enjoy the greatest benefits OF their
own productions. To question the
profits of such inv estments and labor
would simply be foolish, for like our