The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1883-04-04
DeLand Vousia County, Florida Wednesday, April 1888

blood shaddock, as we'll as to the var
! iegated leayed lemon, the pulp being
pink. These abnormal forms of the
citrus family are all greatly priced,
and even in countries where they are
known, every care is taken to secure
the plants from recognized source.
Anong other varieties of oranges
seen growing here are the following:
Sweet Seville, ripens early in the sea-
son, easily recognized from others by
it's distinct foliage; St. Michael's; st.
Michaeps Egg; Homasassa; Magnum
Bonum; Nonpariel; Silver or Prata
Botelha; Dulcissima; Navel; Excel-
sior OF Beach, which is nothing else
but the Navel. Some fruit of this
variety were exhibited at the Orange
County Fair, weighing II h.; Ex-
quisite; Sustain and Tardiff, proba-
bly, the latest ripening of the lot. A
number of local and less generally
known varieties would swell the list
to over 80 kinds. Of the Mandarin
type there are growing here, those
with thorns, Dancy's and Morague;
those partially or without known as
TsDgerine, Emperor, ana st. Mi.
cbaeps Tangerine The Satsuma is
largely grown and promises to be
valuable. A remarkable fact is that
rabbits in the nursery lines do not
touch any other variety of orange,
but denude the leaves of the Satsu-
ma completely within reach.
AS to the value of thornless or I'm
armed trees over those thorned or.
armed, we are at no loss here to dis>
Germ the advantages. As it is, the
former are the results of selection,
begun in Europe ever since the Sweet
-yru1s.e sss.ii peri
petuated by buds or scions. Such
have the stamp of good quality at
tached, as they have stood the test
satisfactory abroad, and they seem to
hold high place here, as will be
seen by the award of prizes being
given to the following at the Orange
County Fair, viz: Jaffa, Maiorica and
Mediterranean Sweet. The absence
of thorns on tree seems to tend to
fascicled growth on the limbs, and
this is more noticeable on soils that
are poor, but where the leading
shoots grow vigorous they make a
tree quite as fast as any of the others.
The best lemon here is the import
ed Sicily. The Genoa and Eureka
are under trial, but have not truited.
The Persian lime grows freely and
bears immense crops. West India
Pommelow is an imposing tree.
Among purely ornamental or fancy
varieties OF the citrus are the Varie.
gated Orange, Variegated Lemon,
Myrtle Orange, Willow leaved Lem.
on, Diverse leaved Orange, Guam
quat, Otaheite Orange, Bouquet de
Flore. The Otaheite Orange is in,
creased from layers, which root read
lily. 1t is used as stock for dwarf>
ing oranges and lemons.
A multiplicity of other things en-.
gage the lover OF tropical fruits.
Specimens OF the following are dot.
ted over the grounds:
Cayenne Cherry, fruits freely; Lo
quat or Japan Plum, producing an
apple-favored fruit in great abund-
ance in March; Date; Olive; Sour Sop;
Brazilian Guava, two varieties, Straw.
berry, Pear-shaped and other three
varieties OF Guava. These had quite
a quantity OF ripe fruit in January,
showing the exceptional freedom of
this place from cold; Pomegranates;
Mulberries loaded with fruit; Banan-
as truiting freely; Grapevines, Peach
es, of which the Peen-to is the favor
ite; Rose Apple, a magnificent speci
men which will fruit this season. lie
Conte Pear, been here ever since the
boom in this fruit started. but has
not yet fruited, although in the
neighborhood few trees shew fugi-
tive flowers; Japanese Persimmon-
the Colonel's head is level upon bud.
ding this. He was busy at the pro-
cess in February. They are almost
sure to take on the native stock as
they untold their first leaves, using
leafess buds of the japanese. Pine