The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1882-10-03
That Convention.

Editor FIOridmn: Ii there is one special and
particular subject to which public attention
should now be directed by the press of Middle
Florida, and indeed of all the counties along the
line OF the Florida Central and Western Rail
road, it is that of the Vegetable growers Con
venton to be held in Tallahassee in October
1t was first called lin the FLORIDIAN of July
18th Tor the 18th day of August, but it APP
peared that many of those interested in the OBJ
jects and purposes OF the proposed Convention
were absent for the summer it was decided TO
postpone it. This was accordingly done, and in
the FLoRIDIAN of August LIST notice appeared
postponing the day until the 10Th of October.
The 18th of October falling on Sunday the Con-
venton will begin its sessions on Wednesday,
the 18th
1t goes without saying almost, that this Con-
vention, if properly managed and fully attended,
will be one of the most important events in the
history of the horticultural interests of Middle
Florida, and that part of East Florida along the
line of the Florida Central and Western Rail-
road Ii will (Or shouldl bring together large
majority OF those who have been engaged, or
who expect 10 engage, in vegetable culture; and
u fund of information, 6Ised on actual experience,
will Tor CAM be there collected, prepared and
published which will be of untold value to every
citizen of the region named, and which will take
the place of the innumerable publications, both
book and periodical. which ably supplement
and govern the operations of the gardeners of the
Northern and Eastern States; none of which
publications, however excellent they may be,
are exactly shifted or applicable 10 the peculiar
climatic conditions existing here
There are some of the old style gardeners
and florists, (says the american Igricuitartst in
recent i>sur) who do not like Mr.. Peter Hen
de sons way OF telling whatever he may know
thai he thinks will benefit others T.ere are
still left a Jew of those who believe in keeping
the secrets of the trade When these found
that Mr. Henderson, in his Gardening for
Profit and Practical Horticulture, told all
that the knew, and many things they had never
thought OF, they were very angry. Sill Mr.. ii.
has helped many to be successful, and we think
has been all the more successful himself Mr.
H., having hit upon method which greatly in
creased the certainty with which he could raise
Seeding plants, employed it in his own
establishment, to his great advantage, and might
have gone doing this for years before his
money-making method was discovered But at
the Annual Meeting OF the American Association
of Nurserymen, Florists and Seedsmen held at
Dayton, Ohio, in June last, of all places in the
world, did lie go and speak right out IN meet
ing and tell every competitor of his money
making dodge" And the -A9riculturtst after
detailing the new method, adds ." This
method must have been worth to every member
OF the Convention much more than all his ex-
penses in attending it,"
Now, if there are any of those who are so
earnestly invited by the officers of the Middle
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical Association
to attend this Convention In October, who are
disposed to withhold from their fellow -cultiva-
tors the benefit of their experience, let them
apply the lesson given by Mr.. Henderson, and
follow his excellent example.
The experience of failures, if accompanied by
an intelligent and veracious account of the rea-
sons of failure will be of quite as much If not in
fact far more importance than the history Of the
more fortunate and successful ventures
A few hours, and in many cases but few
minutes, will suffice fer each grower to reduce
TO writing in ineligible shape the history and
sum OF his experience upon the different subjects
mentioned in the call, (which, by the way, will