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Preserving CitrOn.

Editor Of The Florida AgTicatlturist:
Please give US poor ignorant ones
directions for preparing citron for
use. I have tried twice, and made a
failure both times. First time, was
told to soak twenty four hours i'll
weak salt water, then "freshen" in
clear water, and then preserve same
as any fruit. When done, would
have made first class ague remedy
for those who delight in quinine.
Direction No. 2, was to "salt
down" Tor twenty four hours, "freshen
and preserve in usual way only to
add small lump of alum. I kept it
in salt torty-eight hours and when
preserved, if we shut our eyes and
kept thinking of something sad and
plaintive, like "Truthful James" ar
ticle, we could almost persuade"
ourselves it was good; but we were
not insensible to the fact that it
might have been ''gooder," and there
fore beg tor direction No. 3.
MYRTLE.
though ripe citron cannot oe
made into good preserves, the fruit
should be young, green and tender.
In the West Indies they are boiled
with young guinea grass in the first
instance to make the skin retain it's
greenness. Pickle makers use cop~
peras for the same purpose, but
this is dangerous. We use our cit~
ron continually in making pies, cakes,
and as a condiment at meals. This
is the way our "better hall" makes it
up:
Cut the green citron in quarters
and take out the pulp and seeds.
Lay these pieces iu salt and water
for twenty-tour hours, take them out
and scald two or three times until
all the bitter is extracted. Then
make syrup, lay the pieces OF Cit
ron in it and boil until they get clear.
then take it off. Flavor with lemon
juice, alspice berries and pieces of
stick cinnamon. ED.
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Bananas.
Editor ofIRe Florida Agriculturist.:

Editor of The Florida AgricultuTiSt:
| have now been in the State Of
Florida, nearly two years and have
not yet seen a bunch Of the common
or horse banana TO exceed half the
size of the lunches one sees at the
North in the stock of the wholesale
foreign fruit dealers. Many are not
one quarter the size of bunchea from
Aspinwall. The single fingers are
large enough but we don't get as
many of them as we should. "Why
is this thusly ?" 1t isnot because we
do not have the bloom tor there are
blossoms enough generally to give
us 100 to $50 fingers to a bunch in~
stead OF which we get from six to
forty. l am told that whenever a
plant begins to drop it. bloom with-
out setting fruit correspondingly, you
might as we'll cut off the "ear"-ihe
term in these parts for the bunch of
undeveloped blossoms-for no more
will set out even if it is a vigorous
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Agricultural Societies.

Florida Fruit Growers Assoclation.-D.
Redmond, pres. w. A, Sebring v1ce-pres.;
d. I'll. Elliot Sec; w. III Ashmead, as'n,
sec; C. A. Choate, cor. Sec; D. Greenleaf,
treas. Executive Committee, DR.. G. j.
Kenworthy, DR.. j. j. Harris, o. z. Rocks,
and p. Houston.
Norwalk, Fruit and Vine Club.-Col.
Robt. Bard pres; DIR. Geo. Rogers, sec.
New Smyrna Agricultural and Fruit
Growers Society.-Mr. NJ. B. Rolfe pres,
w. S. Hart, vice-pres.; Mrs. M. B, Rolfe.
sec and treas.
Orange Ridge Agricultural and Immi
grafton Society.-Dr, B. B. Bennett, pres.
John Cannon sec; j. Y: Parce, cor. sec
DeLand. VoIusia Co. Weekly meetings
Orange Park Fruit and Vegetable Grow
ers' Association.-Orlando Knapp, Pres,
z. E. Sabin, Vice-Pres.; o. +. Campbell
Cor. Sec; Rev. o. Taylor, Sec and Treas,
Correspondence in yited.
Lake George Fruit-Growers AssocIa-
tion.-Judge A. B. Bartlett, pres, George,
town; w. w. Hawkins, E. Kirby, Mrs. e,
A. Manville, vice-pres'ts A. III. Manville,
Sec., Lake George; r. o. Hammond, cor.
Sec. Fort Gates; George III. .'ThOm, treas,
GEORGETOWN. Monthly meetings every
econd Saturday of each month
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AcrOn and its Vicinity.

Acron is a small hut flourishing
town about ten mileS from the river
and seven miles from the St. Johns
& Lake Eustls railroad. 1t consists
OF one saw millg post,office and
eight houses. The town is situated
on high rolling pIne land and there
are some very gbod groves in this
settlement. Mr., John Campbell has a
beautiful seeding grove and Mr..
Lewis has finesbudded one. Near
the town is be5ptitul lake which is
full OF trout and other kinds OF fish.
There is plenty d game such as tur-
key, deer and beak. -Four miles from
.Acron is the tow lot Ponceannah it
has a store and p@t>office and quite
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JUNE 81.

saline matters. This nineteen and
three tenths per cent. of organiemat-
ter contains as much nitrogen, which
is the value of manures chiefly. as
torty>three parts ofhorse dung, sixty
three parts of hog manure, or 125
parts of cow dung. and is equa! to
100 parts of the ordinary stable or
barnyard manure. 1t is much dryer
than other mauures, having but little
water, comparatively speaking. For
instance, let a horse receive 100 parts
OF dry fodder, and he will defecate
ZIG pounds of fresh manure, which
being dried, makes torty-slx pounds
OF dry manure, while the sheep with
the same food would give but l2S
pounds of fresh manure, making forty.
three pounds of dried. This is MAJ
nure made with the ordinary method
Of feeding, such as hay, fodder, and
such grass as they can pick up. But
when sheep are fed with grain or
other highly stimulating food for fat
tening purposes, with food rich in al.
bumen and phosphates, the oil and
starch only are assimilated and go to
the formation of fat and flesh, while
the remainder, including the larger
part OF the salts, goes to the manure
heap, thus adding very greatly 10 its
value as land application. This
fact has long oeen Known and used
to the Improvement OF land by the
English farmer and must be learned
and practiced by our people, The
declining fertility of our soils cali
loudly tor all the aid we can give it,
and 1t Is time to recognise the tact
II We continue to draw from the land,
and never pat anything to it, it will
alter while cease to respond to our
calls upon it.
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The groves under the care of Mr.. w
IA. Cook are in good order and look
thrifty. He has number OF groves
under his care for people outside OF
thekState, and from his long exper-
ience in the business, every depen>
dance is placed on his turning out
6rst>class groves. The following are
some of the owners for whom he is
making groves: Messrs. Stifer, Gil.
bert & Morse, Morse & Jones, Tur-
ner, Clarke, Lyman, Hammond e
Hall, Buell., Hawley, Gregg, Bliss,
Bordwell, Brown, Bottom, Boutell,
Clapp, Barret, Kimball, Conditt, Will
COX, Haines and several Others who
live in the Northern and Western
States. Mr.. Hammond's grove is
now for sale, with sixty acres of land,
at a cheap figure. Those who wish for
Information on orange culture should
apply to w. A. Cook, Esq, Spring
Garden Centre, Fla. Mr.. Shapley
has some groves under his care that
are doing well. The resident inhab~
habitants are all engaged in orange
culture aud making comfortable
homes
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A County Fair.

Anumber of citizens Of this county
have requested us to move in getting
up a County Fair sometime about
Christmas, and several have promised
to contribute handsomely towards
the expenses. We are willing to do
all we can towards it and would like
to hear from our sister towns on the
subject. The town that will contrib
ute the most toward It, we suppose,
would have the holding.
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On Wednesday . this week 5000
dollars worth of sponge were bought,
principally by r. M. Kemp, l.. W.
Pierce and Whithmore Pinder. This
valuable commodity is still coming
in.--Hey West Democrat.
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Club Rates.

For clubs of S or more, we will
give the paper at $3.50 per annum.
For clubs Of 10, we will give 1t at
$1.25.
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other counties there are tlocks doing
well. Ii would be good thing for
orange groves if sheep could be
penned in them; but we fear that
they would eat the lower limbs of
the trees.-ED.
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can be easily done by women and
children; and where the "gude mon"
has to work, there is no reason why
the others should not do all they can
to Tighten his burden, for a good sup.
ply Of sweet potatoes is great help
III the provision question. Last
year was very dry season, and con-
sequently, not so favorable for pota-
toes. Nearly every one around here
has short crops, but by turning un>
der cow-peas, ours were kept moist,
and did well. We are not out yet,
and have been selling for some time
at seventy five cents bushel at the
door. We got fifty bushels from a
piece that would not make over eight
bushels of corn. Those who think
the turning under of cow>peas vis-
ionary idea, had better give it a fair
trial, and they will find it will yield
them something more than leaves.
We have tried several varieties of the
sweet potatoes, find the red West
India the earliest, and very produc-
tive; good for stock, but for the
table we prefer the Cuba yam, Prov.
idence, and white West India; have
never been able to get auy Of the
Pansemona. In making pies they
are very good substitute for
pumpkins, made in the same way /;
cut up, and thoroughly Drowned in
the oven, they make good coffee.
Boiled, and ted to hens, they make
good eggs. They will tatten hogs !;
horses and also cattle, are very fond
OF them COWS will give more and
better milk by being fed with them,
and there ere many ways in which
they can be prepared for the table.
They will grow on high land and low
land, new land, and old land; they
need the least care of any crop we
have, so I think we can do nothing
better than to plant them; not only
few, but in abundance. AS they
cannot be planted well in dry weather
when there is favorable season, let
all hands turn out and plant the vine.
They will help in great measure to
bring plenty to our door. They
will help in the "No Fence Laws
which we SO much need, tor who
would send out milch COWS to teed on
wire grass, when there is plenty OF po-
tatoes tor food, and vines for fodder.
Most OF those who are opposed to
that law, are SO because they cannot
feed and keep up one cow now, this
ought not to be. Pearl mi,let ana
lsWeet potatoes alone, could settle
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Every body should raise line trees
and yet, but few pay very little at
teation TO 1T. Lines always bring
fine price. They are better than
lemons, and will stand the cold just
as we'll 4s Iae lemon. Ii is very juicy
and makes a delightful beverage.
Some say to suck the juice OF lime
every morning, will prevent fever
during the summer. We can attest
one fact that during severe cold
with slight fever, we drank freely OF
lemonade just before going to bed.
That night we slept well and found
reliet next morning from fever, and
much of the unpleasant effects OF the
cold had disappeared. - Paldtea Her
aid.
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EAX Y aitil - y 10y
andy expense incurred theretrom
shall assessed to and collected from
the several adjacent lots in the manner
provided by law for the enforcement of
Special Taxes.
3rd ReSolUed, That the Sanitary
committee be and they are hereby re-
quested and authorized to order the
marshal to serve notice on the owners,
occupants or agents of the owners of all
lots within the corporate limits of the
town of DeLand, OF which, in their
judgement the sanitary condition is
prejudicial to the public health, to re.
move from such lots all noxious plants
and weeds of excessive growth and all
accumulation of trash and filth, within
ten days from date of service of notice,
or this Council will cause the same to be
done at the expense of the several lots.
4th. Resolved, That the marshal be
and he is hereby instructed to serve a
copy of the foregoing resolutions and
report of the committee on streets upon
all the several property holders, occu-
pants and agents of the owners of all
the several lots on either side of the
several streets named and defined in the
foregoing report of the committee on
streets, as notice to said property
holders, occupants and agents of the
owners, to remove or cause to be remov-
ed from the margin to the centre of the
streets in front of their several respec-
tive lots all distractions to the passage
of vehicles or to the construction of
sidewalks, on or before the Both day of
September next. Also that said prop
erty holders, occupants and agents of
the owners, remove OF cause to be re-
moved from the front of their several
lots, within ten days from date of SER
vice of notice hereof, all noxious plants
and weeds of excessive growth and all
accumulations Of trash and filth that
tend to endanger the public health, and
that in case such notice shall in any re-
spect be disregarded and the work as
required, be left undone in whole or in
part by any of the aforesaid property
holders, occupants or agents of the own
ers. for the time or times specified for
the performance of the same, this Coun-
Gil will cause the then unfinished work
to be done at the expense Of the several
adjacent lots and cause said expense to
be collected from such lots in manner
provided by law for the enforcement of
Special Taxes.
Signed J.J BANTA.
Attest, Pres. of Council.
G. H. WRIGHT,
Clerk pro tenn.
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The suoArsptsOF :,Gses 70 The
Florida Agr5cstltatrist, an the West
Zndses, ana ct5er DTiiiSis possessions,
is II slsiilissgs per G,uaatpa, postage
T-4 A - Bank Of England note
i,scIosed az a letter sciU pay i r s
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we have all along suspected him of be-
ing UP to something of the sort.
The ladies of the Methodist Mite So
ciety are exerting themselves in no small
degree to obtain funds for the carrying
into completion of their church. Their
fortnightly socials pass Of pleasantly and
in financial point are all that can be
desired. The church is nearing com.
pletion, and when finished will be o
charming feature OF the Boulevard
south.
V. j. Erhart having received large
supply of ice is now prepared to sell it
at cents per pound. =
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Advertising Hates:
To correspondence.

Rates for advertisements furnished on
application by letter OrIn person.
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II. @. Smith
L. E. Odum N
Kobt. Breland
Daniel Blackweldef
d. S. Peacock 4
James DoughertyA
J. J. Alexander
d. L. Wickham
J. M. Rawlins
p. S. Bennett
V. j. Erhart
T. S. Clarkson
A. Yelvington
John Hires
S. H. Bicktord
III. Tedder
j. T. Allin
Walter Stockton
o. p. Terry
DIR. Mowers
Rev. Farr
G. Z. Kirk
M. Slaughter
E. r. Dean
John Dyal
J. +. Driggers
J. S. Yelvington
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n It was finished tnEi5HfIg was no Psaaiit 'l
Subscribers.
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,Ihc lIiipIIcA lblnnl.

The man crying, "Ah Pulque, diligcnt
and loud-voiced, ilourishcs like green
bay tree, although this is not the land of
the magucy, aud the 'pulque" sold is ex-
cccdingly bad. The maguey is specie =
OF aloe, which in its different forms can
satisfy most Of the wants Of life. From
it are made pulque, tequila and mescal,
Mexican drinks, ropes, purses and
paper; the leaves are used for roofing
houses, the roots for fuel, the masons
carry water in the leaves, and sometimes
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STATE OF VERMONT J The Honorable IN,
nt.rptrr mr. rutrrpsnr. 80 Probate Court, for the
To all persons interested IN the estate Of Zerna
Nash, late of Jericho, IN said district, decca.r
GHEETfSG
WHEREAS. said Court has assigned the "a day oi
September l--2 next for the settlement Of tho Ar-
count ~ me administrator Of sad estate and for 10
decree of the residue Of slid estate 10 he
heirs of said deceased. aud ordered thai public no
tlcc thereof be gwen ipHll persons interested In
sal" estate ht publishing ms order three weeks
successfully previous 10 The duy assigned, Iu the
Burlington FnLE l'HE>s, printed IN Burlington iu
said district.
Therefore, you are Hereby notified 10 appear at
the Probate Court rooms n Burlington. on inc lay
assigned, then AMI there TO contest fIr allowance,
OF slli account II Won Srr cause. du fl t.stbt-n
your right a. heirs hul lawful claimants Ut SAID
| residue.
A. ID. l>,g
GEO. " WALES. Register.
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legal Notices.
CHARLES BE>>s,s EsTArE.

STATE OF NERMoNT To all persons con.
ptsrutcr or cutrrryty,. s rerned IN The estate of
Charles Benns, late
Of burlington, III SAID district deceased
GREETtSG;
At 4 Probate court holden al Burlington within
aud for The District ui Chitcndcu, On The 1gin ,av
Of August. lSs2 an instrument purputting to Dc
the lat VIII and Testament Of Charles Benus
late Of Burlington, IN said district, deceased, was
presented 10 the Court Aforesaid, for Probate and II
IS ordered by said Court that the 22l day OF Septem-
her, \. d. lss2 az the PROBATE Court rooms IN sail
ment; and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned by publishing this order three
weeks slcc"-sVelS N The Burlington FELE Press,
a newspaper printed a' snJ burlington previous
10 the time appointed
Therefore, You are hereby notified 10 appear be-
lore SAID court al the time and place aforesaid, and
contest THE probate Of said Will, II Won have cause
Gwen under my hand at Burlington IN SAID Dis
met TN, 2sih day Of August. \. u. l.5l.
1W3W GEO. W. WIVES. RngLs'er.
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summer.

queen Of the year, with thy hammered professions,
Dlwus strung with diamonds and blazing with
gold.
Moons when the purple trails far DER the noun
iains
Ewes when the crimson lies fold upon fold.
Nighis when the silver mo III smiles on the ocean,
DAYS when the earth is the bride OF the sun
Queen of the year q thou radiant summer,
How shall we reckon the spolls thou hast won ?
R.ch are thy roses in passionate languor.
Signing their hearts out, and Kissing The breeze
ROYAL thy lilies that wait for their lovers
thaste as white vestals and stately are these
Glad are my harvests that laugh on the hlll-tops,
Burden the meadows iii Joyously shorn;
sweet are thy winds as they ripple and rustic
Through the long ranks Of the grecn-ribboned
corn.
Tumhlrs my surf IN its mirth on the shingle.
over the teach pour thy tides at the full,
SIP the dark waters DER inlet AMI cavern,
Glide 'hr white sails and the strong rowers pull
Everywhere labor and brightness and motion,
Everywhere silence aud shallow and rest.
Queen OF the ygar thou hast all IN thy Keeping
Waking AMI sleeping are both in thy breast
List from the orchard the song of the robin,
Haunting the dusk with his story OF truth;
Look how The urOle flashes IN SplcndOr,
lIark to the dove with his sOit-coong ruth
Music AMI fragrance are thine. falrest summer,
Yet 1t l. not for thy wealth VI thy grace,
Dearest, we prize thee who dream OF thy beauty,
Yelling our eyes from the sight OF thy face.
Rare i. thy touching, u pOien, enchanier
Ia, At the fall OF thy gentle car-ss,
DAYS That are faied return 10 delight us,
Tom, that are echoes our memories bless
only Il wait from "A hay -mOundel meadow,
On!N snatch from waltz OF iang syne,
\ ears roll away, we are young. We are happy,
summer, sweet sovereign. our hearts love /
'nmc -Niryarst T.. Sang'tsr.
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Ihe Stree press.
Two EIindustan Ballads.


BAUGHNAREs,
= sea Of foliage girds our garden round,
Bu, not a sea of duh, UNMARRIED green,
Sharp contrasts Of all colors here are seen
the light green graceful tamarnds abound
ALong the mangoe clumps OF green profound,
And palms arise, like pillars gray. between
And DER the quiet pools the semuls lean,
Rei-red, and startling like a trumpeps sound.
But nothing can be loveer than the ranges
OF banboos TO the eastward where the moon
Looks through their tgaps, and the white lotus
changes
Into cup of silver. one might swoon
Drunken with beauty there, and gaze and gaze
Uu prineval Eden In amaze.
THE Lotus.
Love came TO Flora asking for flower
THAT would of flowers be undsputed queen,
The lily and the rose long long hal been
Rivals FOR that high honOr-Bards OF power
Had sung their claims "lhe rose can never tow
or
Like the pale lily with her Juno mlen."
''But Is the lily lovelirr' Z" Thus between
Flower factions rang the strife in Psyche's bower
"Give me a Hover delicious as the rose,
And stately AS the lily in her pride"
but OF what cnlor?" "Rosc-red," Love first chose
Then prayed: mo, lily white, or both provide.
And Flora gave the lotus, rose red-dyed,
Aud lily white, the queenliest hover that blows,
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An ltl-hman drinking the Neallh OF his BISHOP
gave 'his toast "MHy your riNcrcncc live TO eat
tie old hen that crows over yOui grave. II any
thing could make that toast true, II is Hunts Re-
mcdy, whose one mission 1t is 10 prUlung life, and
10 deliver from the power Of nSi,llous and mortal
disease. And what more terrible and fatal than
kidney and liver diseases =. What intense suffering
too, l. connected with urinary troubles, Ie:here
Hunts Remedy Is King, and il works marvc| in
those who are afflicted with these ailments. Why
shouldn't the suffering live to eat the aforesaid old
hen, when Hunts Remedy gives such renewed
vIgur and health?
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STATE or VERMONT, }

In Probate Court held Al North Hero within and
Tor said DIsrlr' on the 2Gh ddS Of August, \. -.
lss2.
IN instrument pulpurlng 10 he 'hc last Nl.l and
Testament Of Su4du -. Mott, ate OF south Hero,
IA sall district, decreased being presented 20 Cour,
bN Edwin Adams, the executor therein uiln"i. for
Probate II Is Ordered by sud count that all per
SONS concerned therein Bee notified 10 appear 81 d
session Of SAID Court 10 he held at the Probate Of
d e III Nuith Hero On the 18Th day OF september,
the PROBATE nj sad VIII; for winch purpose Il is
further ordered that "a copy Of the record Of said
order u" published three weeks -uccessycly In the
Burlington FREE Pass, prluici a Burlington
previous 70 ,aid time appointed for hcar.hs
Attest. +. j. Haas, Judge.
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SAMUEL. snIru,s ESTATE.

WE. the subscribers. having been app1.ujrl Nv
the Honorable the Probate Court for iny Dis
trict of thlienden, Commissioners 10 receive.
examine uud adjust the claims amt de-
mauds of all persons, against the estate
of samuel Smith. late ui Wluuo-M m SAIL district
deceased. and also all claims and d-mau Is rNNIhl,-
ed IN offset thereto: ana slN months from tue dly
Of the date hereof, being allowed by -.l court FOR
that purpose, we do therefore hereby give notice
that We Will uttcnl to the business ut our dppolnt-
ment AT the dwelling house OF Nm II. Brothers in
Wnop-kl. IN sad district, on the last Fridays pi
September AMI January next. Al lp O'Clock IA, on
each Of said days.
Dated TINS 30 day of August, ls>2.
j, VI. DEAN, ,,..,,,,,.......,,.
W. ii. BROTHERS. / N'''''''7'''"'''
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