The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-30

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here aasain The r.ze psrSccsion that il passcsses
in Japan, for the saline mir o. the Gulf swurqs
xes uar hi1is s<nes ahaa fsum The aaa is ~ P9-
rent country.
The now tamoas "I.e Conae" pear. IL mot with
out lis history; and thai We propose 10 give CIR
recsay-
The parent sree stands in Liberty connsy, near
Walihruurvilie, from which all the lie CensE
pear trees spFang, that are on this c0ntsDeeI
The sciun from which this tree has crown was
given 10 Mr. Lewis lie Coun', by m Esphaxsadar
from japan, while he was employed TO scscn-
tic department Of the Government, 10 WASH
ingfau City, in the year ls47. He OF course teld
OF lis great merits, which induced Mr.. lie Count
to send II TO his ncice, Mrs DIR. Harden, who
still lives on the place. Mr. l. L. Vsrneooe, OF
Tbomasvilie, was ~ the time an ovtsscer for isr
Harden, and either set The SCION Out or hAo II
done Mrs Oliver Stevens. 81 Qui,man, Tsaa-
tive Of the Hsrden family, was present when the
scion was placed in the earih, where 1t now
stands. and from whom We learn its history
Little doubtless, did she ar they think nj the
time Of the sensation, the importance and Vsiae
that thai little scion would give this entire
Southern section far here IL certainly rs IN IT'S
native elements What It's original name was
in japan We know not, bnt il hears its present
name because Mr.. LeCona, introduced i herr :.
In addition u having an income at least Ave
wears before the orange cnFBes 10 beaying al hess
than one-t third the cost OF an orange grove al
The same proportions and with an eqaal amount
Of fruit OF the same value say 81 50 IN s. 90 per
crate, in the markets, with the pear almost uni
verssliy SIRE crop, let the winters be ~ they
may ii ia not dtfficult Ia determine The relative
values of the orange and pear SnppFsse We
make them equal, which perhaps world be TAR
and Just, since the parent tree, winch stands
where il was first st in Georgia soil thirty seven
wears ago has for the past several years borne
seldom less than twenty-five bushels and more
frequently over forty Bushels, and some years ~
many as fifly bushels Tins il is shown that
the hearing cspaciiy. like the orange. increas o.
hy age though il is not known as yet 10 what
age this tree will grow and bear.
Now, without entering into actual fsure>.
which would be experimental. al course. We
have shown from such data and deductions ~
will bear us out in what we have said, and make
il a reasonable conclusion that the LeCon'e pear
must in the near future be 10 southern teo:Ftt
what the orange is 10 S"suia Florida Already
are there values attached and prices Offered t"f
groves in full proportion 10 Ike groves OF
oranges From these deductions lei ihnse " ao
are interested draw their OVID conclusions rs 10
" bal is best for them 10 do. But rest assured
that there will be a boom III less than five years
over the LeConte pear, in Southern Georgia,
that will astopish the NATIVES