The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-10-19

lake. Inc WALL. from roau 10 mouse,
looked inviting, with its borders OF
pink verbenas in full bloom, but as l
entered the burs began to cling. l
desired to purchase some everbearing
lemon trees, and asked the lady to
show them to me. The trees were
standing in the front yard. and tho
frequently visited to gather the fruit,
l conld not get to them without hay
ing stockings, skirts, and my
veil, which had in my hand. cover>
with sand burs; here, there, every
where short and tall, great and
small, among the trees, the shrubbe
ry, the flowers.
Last week near neighbor invited
me to come and gather some COW
peas, but on going to pick them, l
found the sand burs, had the floor, or
rather the field, and gladly retired,
my neighbor remarking laughingly,
"you will get used to them, Myrtle;
they cant be kept down."
Now, l respectfully take issue with
that statement. 1t may be impossible
10 exterminate them, but they can
surety be kept off the grounds sur
rounding the house, and only allowed
moderate space in the grove.
l don't see how any woman, who
could WELD hoe, would, tor a day,
see the ugly things growing side by
side with her flowers, or around trees
that she visited almost daily. l k'aoao
I couldn't. l should give husband
no "pie or pudding for dinner, and
give him his shirt without ironing if
heed be, to find time tor "war paint"
scalping-knite and tomahawk.
The scene is becoming painful; let
US drop the curtain!
Helen L. Bucknor would, / feel,
sure, write again, if all the AGRI-
CULTURE SITS readers have said as
many grateful things about her arti-
Gle as this family has, and she could
be made aware of the fact, for, as she
says, sit is. the every day living to be
made while the oranges are growing"
as we'll as how to grow them that we
want to know about, Tor there are so
many poor families who have to earn
their daily bread while waiting the
growing of the trqk that bear the
golden fruit, the sAe OF which in
time is expected 20 supply all their
wants, yet cannot help wishing She
had been little more definite about
that seventy by thirty piece OF
ground" how prepared, and when
and III what months did She plant the
various things. Please write again
and tell us all about it for the bene-
fit OF inexperienced new corners like
myself. Our ground was broken last
January; in May / hoed mp a little
spot in the shade and sowed-to rad
ishes; they came up well, but disap-
peared in a few days, as also did
some mustard sown in July. IL
August, boys and | dug deep holes
and as we had no stable manure, a.
Ii. Ia. B. had tor her cabbage, we
gathered green weeds and packed
Them solidlY into them until nearly
tull, thea replaced the sand, and or
the surface raked in a little of Stock
bridge manure, and planted to water
melons. AS soon as their roots
reached the rotting weeds they grew
splendidly, far oatsJiippIng some
treated to 'mannre and not 10 weeds
but now, while the vlnes are on {
| Journey tor parts unknown, two fee
or more from tie roots out the leaves
have all died, and there is no fruit
''set," though abundance OF bloom
Tires weeks ago, l dug long mar
row trench, filled with green stuff
replaced sand, and sowed beets, rad
lshes, cabbage, etc. Only one cab
bage grew, but radishes and beet'
came up nicely, as did also some
mustard and CESS sown broadcast al
same time, but none Of them were tc
be seen many days after. What be-
came OF them, I don't know. l an
now trying few hills OF squash and
cucumbers, planted over buried
weeds, and they are so TAR doing
fairly well. may, however, have 4
write their obituary soon, but it | dc
shall try something else, and fol
that matter shall any way, tor an
FULLY determined TO have something
In the way of garden this winter
somothlng to relieve the necessity o
half starving on bacon, bread ano
-"(with the 'qulnine' lett ont). None
OF The families around Us have any
thing like gardens, but eat largely o
that a0ominatiou, rusty bacon, ti-'
little children being allowed to eat
as freely of 1t as their elders.
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