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The Florida agriculturist., 1884-08-27

mountains nearly surrounded bv high
peaks. The altitude is about 5000 feet
above the sea level, and so chilly were
we before dusk, that our overcoat was
brought into use. A brother Floridian.
Mr.. L.. Allen, of Oak Hill, has a summer
home here.
| A few days later we came on to this
place, only four miles distant, where we
make our headquarters. Highlands is
small village or hamlet, located on the
very crest of Blue Ridge. Its altitude is
anywhere from $3.50 to 1000 feet.
Whatever the exact figures may be, it is
high enough and cool enough. This
morning, for instance, the mercury
marked 46o at sunrise,-a fair sample of
our coldest winter weather at Rock
Ledge
Here we found goodly number of
tlorldians who had sought higher lati-
tudes for the summer. Capt. E. N.
Dlmick, wife and daughter, from Lake
Worth; John Manley Esq, of the Hall
fax River Lumber Mills, and Mr.. Jas.
Rideout, formerly of Oak Hill, who has
come to stay. A few days ago we well
coined the arrival of Miss Ellison and the
Misses Lila and Anna Spratt, all of In
dlan RiVer; SO you see we can get up a
little Florida sociable at any time This
is center from which many excursions,
can be made to points of interest within
easy distance. Satula Mt. is only forty
minutes walk from my hotel-height
about 5000 feet; Whiteside, 300 1T.
higher, is fine miles off, and is a grand
peak. From its summit a panoramic
view can be had that will well repay the
lover of the grand and beautiful in nature
to come many miles to see. Both these
lofty peaks are in the Blue Ridge chain.
The summit of the Bald Mts., thirty-fve
miles. west of here, present the broadest
and finest view, in our opinion. In COM
pany with Capt. Dimick we made the
ascent OF this fine mountain, and rode :
over its two highest peaks on horseback.
We led our horses, sdre-footed mountain
las3lliesss along marrow pathways where
= -ffftU eS6fffEty NJ 3fifsSteU
was made. The scene that has pleased
us most, however, is from the base of
4 Whiteside Mt, looking up. A perpen-
dicular mass of rock, rising up over 1900
! feet from the valley at its foot. 1t makes
an impression on the mind that is any
thing but fattering to our proud boast
being the 'flords of creation.'
Of course we have waterfalls, and
some very fine ones The Cullasaia,
four miles, and the Tuckaseegee, fifteen
miles off, are the finest.
Garden vegetables are raised in album
dance, while the beef and mutton are
delicious. Fruits are very scarce with
the single exception of apples. We
| have seen no peaches worthy of the
name, while the few grapes grown are
not yet ripe. Board of course is cheap,
ranging from ten to twenty dollars per
month.
AS farming country per Sc, this is
failure, in our opinion, but for summer
health resort it is grand success. 1t is
in fact, just the place to build up us Ian
guild Floridians, and infuse us with re-
newed life and energy. We know of
nothing pleasanter than to pass the long
summer months among these mountains,
and the balance of the year amid the
'orange groves of our fair Southern pen
lnsula. Next week we shall move on
deeper into the mountains, when we
shall probably write again.
H. S. WILLIAMS.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-08-27
Among the Mountains.
HIGHLANDS, N. c., !
Aug. 18th, 1884. {
Editor Florida AgricuIturist:

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
After ten summers passed on Indian
River, change of climate was deemed
advisable, The day we left was hot and
sultry, with the mercury up in the nine
ties, A hand-valise and overcoat consti-
tuted our luggage. No doubt but that
overcoat was mystery to all persons
encountered en- route. Our passage down
the st. Johns river gave us no change of
atmosphere, while the day passed in
Jacksonville was as hot and uncomfort-
able as any we ever experienced. Um-
brellas, wilted linen, and Ice water was
the rule. A nights run brought us from
Jacksonville to Macon, and at ten O'Clock
next day we stood ON the streets of At
years to day. We did not tarry long,
night we slept in Seneca City, S. c., and
QUITO Walhalla, nine miles distant, is
dection. Next morning a livery stable
was brought into requisition, and we
started for the mountains of North Car
olina. Thirty miles of mountain travel
is quite diversion from the same dis
bdIlC6 over Illo fdO, odIluy IOduS VI Il lOT-
ida. Winding up the steep mountain
sides, at times hundreds of feet above
he brawling, rushing stream that dash
ed down the ravine below us; where
tip-over would send us down-well, it
makes us shudder to think of it. Then
down mountain so steep as to make us
wonder how opposite travel ever did get
up it, and set us to thinking of the con-
sequences if weak strap about the
harness should happen to give way. At
the bottom Of all these mountains and
rayines we cross rushing streams of
clear water, while every now and then
bold spring gushes out of the mountain
sides generally from between large lay
ers of huge rock-the water pure, sweet
and almost as cold as ice. At night we
stopped at Horse Cove, where good quar-
tiers were obtained. AS the name indi-l
Gates, this is cove or valley in the
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it can scarcely be ranked illybe class Of
oranges, it's flowers being axiliary, soli-
tary or binate and never IN bouquets I;
that it is like the lemon ID axillary
thorns, yet differs from it I y lie winged
petiole, and by the fruit, fFhGh has the
shape and color of an orange
The Citrus japonica is, pehaps, the
same as the aatrdntiuna pat3,fiIpm nad1-
re,ase, or the lemon sssdssi, and spao,a colte,
that Rumphius calls spetsa limonunl
fr,tctu dulci omniuna Dtininao txtice tenati
nee dnaaro. x j 4 1t h;iB also some
likeness to the Citrus mdr5slSid OF Lou
retro. fISf
their affinities. A
vARIETlEs-NO. ~
Acrumen Indicum madurensS eAlle pumilo
ct angulato. fructu minimo, e2rtise tenuissi-
mo, medulla acida.
Agrume orange de Maflure q tigeangulense
Agrume aranciato Cii Madura,
Limonellus Madurensis: LeAof Madura.
(Rumph.)
Citrus Madurensis. a n kuit Il k n; kuit
xu; Citrus inermis ramis diffuH3s s|an gulatis,
petiolis linearibus, fructu globQso levi. (Lour.
FL. Coch. t. 2, p. 467.)
The agrume of Madura is an,ktraordi-
nary bush, appearing to hold y the Cit
rus and the biIdcus. Perhapsait is one
of the links attaching these tN9 genera,
or it may be product Of theiF pingling.
The stem is not more than two Bet high;
the branches, having no thfz, are an
gulous, crowded and striped he simple
and solitary leafis but an inch n length.
Its fruit is a slightly Aattene spheroid,
always green, and the size oS bullet.
1t is covered by a thin skin, Ike a pelli-
Gle.
This trait it has in common Eith many
other species, especially thEl imonellUs
oetrGrius. Enclosed within tlis skin are
many sections containing aHsaromatic,
sourish pulp, and one seed, afHays small
and always solitary.
Runphius says notAing lits organs
of reproductions IA
u, .e!lrg ssss 4 4. :. ZION of it
II G 5fS'ss s;;ss5 e 3sz.ect tug sN0Ntuyss
petsOIis liledribus, ffuctsA i,0s0 lpe'
says its flowers are while, petalled
small, and adQrous, and 1lnitF in smal
number tfpoisl- q '9s7lss'U 81 81 a footstalk
i He saysnothfilg OF sVnssss s:i'y r or posi-
ton of its stanens but ahs lie place
these in the genus Citrus, E|may pre-
sumo that it is also Of the Kiss Polya
delphia, order Icosandria.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-08-27
How shall we Prune oui} Newly
Set Pear Trees

All, there's the rub THke are SO
many differences of opinionf1tl practice
in relation to this question hat word
on the subject may be a wof ih season.
1t has been in the way OF krlbusiness
to have the care of a newlTet Bartlett
pear orchard this summer, 4 the owner
differs with us as to how thdsonng trees
should be managed, we proHke to venti-
late the question for thN of
your readears, and shall beIpaeto read
the opinions of those who tai eception
to our method, should anNde ssposed
to jot down and forwajI Oh their
thoughts on the subject.
Presuming we have pulEased one
year-old gratis, which havabeen stuck
on two-year-old roots, and a supera-
bundance of water (more ths4fhey will
ever get again) in the nurser1hey have
been forced to make stronkrowth of
from three to five feet, With single
branch, and taking for granite hat such
trees are already set out in oSard form
what treatment should be ding them
in the question we have beford From
standpoint of experience IL careful
study of the requirements ofcaain kinds
of trees, we should choose to II the sap
ling down to the lowest six or9ht buds,
and by careful attention Elect the
strongest one, and permit only to
grow up vigorously and Iake the
future stem of the tree, biDinching
in and back all the others, aft they att
tain growth of about four ok inches
By this system we should 4 q tree or
the stem of tree to which a Through
which all the sap from the bts would
have an easy and natural hdency to
flow, and prune the tree to IKE a high
or low head, to suit our tastd But sup
posing that Gas in my case) tu are not
permitted to do your own WI and it is
the express wish of the Ener that
all the three to five feet grow made in
the nursery should be predved, and
you have, by contract, to bkef and
care for this newly set or2rd, how
should this be done? My pl@has been
to let everything grow and dob pruning
whatever the first year, on thdipothesis
that the more upper-growth Branches
and leaves newly set treealxes, the
more roots it will Iput outb sustain
these, and the larger and ECKER the
stem will grow. Therefore Irould let
the tree grow wild the firsty4 III order
that its roots may multiplyhd take
firm hold of the ground and dreadv to
put large volume Of saple second
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We received from Crescent City yes
terday fine sample of hops grown by
Mr.. Dobbins in that city. In September
last he planted vine, from which three
shoots grew, from which he has gathered
more than peck of hops. The sample
sent us, which is very fine, was cut from
a shoot, seven weeks old, at height of
sixteen feet. With proper attention,
this couldbe made profitable industry
in Florida. a.-Pdlotka News.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-08-27
TCoPYRIGHTED.l
A Treatise on the Citrus Family.
BY NJ. GEORGE GALLEsIo

Translated from the French, expressly for The
Florida A0ricuIt@rist.
The Florida agriculturist., 1884-08-27

ART. VI.-Of the Agruppi Of India-
Observations upon these Plants-Their
description and synonyms.
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pouleron, seems to approach the lemon
re'atricosus, of which we shall speak far
ther on.
The third, which he calls durdntium
Pumilum naddurense molaice lemon suossi,
and lemon colte, seems related to the CIT
rus jdponicd of Thumberg.
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Trueness of Breeding Shown in Sheep.
London Live stook journal
The property for which wool is perhaps most
valued is trueness of breeding In a true-bred
sheep each staple of WOOL that is. each lock into
which group of fbres naturally forms itself,
will be of equal growth throughout The fibre
will be the SAINT thickness as nearly as possible
the whole length, or will be finer at the point
than at the root. There will be no shaggy
rough wool in it; but if the sheep be cross bred
or ll-kept and eXposdd to storms, the fibre will
be rough at the points and coarser at the roots,
the reason of this being that as the wool gets
longer. or as it is more exposed to bad weather
and hard treatment. nature makes it stronger
to resist what it has to encounter, while
the part which is next the skin remains
fine to give greater warmth. Such wool,
even when combed and spun into
yarn, never lies smooth and evenly as true-bred
wool, and is consequently not of as much value.
not seem to understand, and writers on the sub
less on all cross-br sheep, and on sheep which
are too much exposed and fed on hilly districts
This is known as kemp" or dead hairs These
kemps vary in length and eoarseness, according
to the breed of sheep. In white highlands they
are about two inches long and very thick; in
cross bred Australian they are very short In
the former they cover the under side of the
fleece in the latter they are so few as not to be
of any importance. They are however, all alike
in this, that they are brilliant shining white
except on sheep with grey WOOL when they may
be black, and they will not dye the same color
as the rest of the wool. They consequently de-
preciate the value of the wool very greatly max
ing it only suitable for low goods.
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A. Strong and High Market.

New YORK, Feb. Mooney is easy at l 1902
per cent, closing at l l-2 per cent
Prime mercantile paper, 495 10 per cent.
Sterling, sixty days, So IL; sight, 1884.
Governments steady.
Railroads generally strong; West Shore fves
in better demand at 90 5-8, "a, and 50 l-s, on a
report that the company was about to secure
$1,000, 900 for equipment purposes by the issue Of
car-trust bonds.
State securities dull
At the Stock Exchange this morning the mar
ket was generally strong and higher. Coal
shares were the features and advanced l 1-20
"a per cent. The general market was quiet
snd firm. Later Central Pacific sold down "a
per cent, 10 81 Is, owing to a raid by the
"bears,7 who circulated unfavorable 'rumors,
none of which have any foundation in fact. I'm
favorable reports were also circulated about the
trunk line meeting, but these also were baseless.
in sympathy with the break in Central Pacific
the general market declined. Near the close
Central Pacific reacted to 81 IS, and other
shares rallied fraetionally. AS compared with
last nights closing, prices are Is to- Us per
cent lower, except for Canada Southern, Della
ware & Hudson, and Reading, which are frac
tionally higher.
= Transactions ON the Stock Exchange to-day,
aggregated BIG, 900 shares. as follows Central
Pacific 1874 600: Delaware, Lackawanna & Yves
tern, 90 O00 Erie, 5000; Lake Shore IS 1000
Louisville & Nashville, 6.00Q missouri Pacific
10, 600; Northwestern, 5000; New York Central
6,000; Reading, IS, 900; st. Paul, 81 600; Texas
Pacific, 5000; Union Pacific, 26,0e0; Western
Union. 1900; Northern Pacific, 10, 900; Oregon
& Transcontnental, p, 900.
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO Feb. THE Drovers' journal reports:
Hogs-Receipts, 10000; shipments, 5000. The
market was brisk; rough packing hogs, Sc 1o96:65i
cstfle-Recepts, 1000 shipments, $500. The
market was easier and weak; exports, Sc. 2506.90;
good to choice shipping steers, $5.6o06.1o com
mon to medium, $505.5o;
Sheep-Recepts, $500; shipments, 34oo. The
market was steady; inferior to fair Sheep 1904
per cwt; medium to good, 81 2505; choice to extra
$5a5.75i Texas S2.5004.50.
EAST LIBERTY 1Y' Feb 7.-oattle-9giet; prime,
averaging / 400 to 1900 tb sold at 5000 80;
good averaging 900 to 100 ID butchering, So
0625 bulls and fat COWS, So 25 stockers and feed
ers, 81. 5G5.25. Receipts, 600; shipments 81
Hogs-strong Philadelphias, $70725; Workers,
$685. 30; ronghs $4.5005.5o. Receipts 975i ship
Sheep-Fnm for good; dull for commons extra aver
aging 100 to ITO fb sold at $5.50a5s5; common,
81. $3.50; lambs as to quality, $4.5Od6.5o. Re
ceipts, 800; shipments, none.
ST LOUIS Feb. -Cattle-Receipts, 1000;
shipments, 400. The market firm for high
grades; lower grades slow export steers, $6
good to choice, 80 60a62 70; fair to medium, So a
Sheep and Lambs = Receipts, 5000; shipments.
$50 The market was lower common sheep. $50
325 fair to good sheep, So 5004.5o prime to fancy,
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, $50 The
market active and higher; light hogs, $6.4OQ
S7S7So 'AHS A0S'' P0VO"''-'' Ou'FHs'S 10 extra
NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Beeves-Receipts none.
No business. There was firm feeling with export
ers to arrive the next three days, as they will be
very moderate. Shipments of live stock and dressed
meats from New York to-day will include ATT live
cattle and 060 quarters of beef.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 5, 400. The market was
dull and lower, with a number of carloads to be
ried over common to good sheep, $50625 y cwt.i
lambs, S6G7.25 ~ cwt
Hogs-Recepts, 1870. Live hogs firm at So O0
GO ~ cwt
KANSAS CITY, Feb THE Live Stock Indi-
Gator reports: Cattle-Receipts, 1900. The market
dull and weaker; native steers of 1876 to 400
lbs average $52505.75; stockers and feeders, 81 go
a 3; cows, $3.50 AIS.
Hogs-Receipts 1900. The market was steady;
sales were made of lots of 22S to $40 TBS average
So. 506.80 with the bulk of the sales al $1,000
G65.
Sheep-Receipts 1,6OO. The market was active
for good native sheep of 20 to 100 lbs average at
S3.7004.50.
CINCINNATI, Feb 7.-Hogs-Recepts, none
shipments, 915.
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Some Home Decorations.


New York Evening Post.
novel and very bright and ornamental rack
to hang the wall to hold papers or ether light
articles is made of fans. For the front take one
fan, remove the wire from the bottom, and
spread the fan out straight for the sides use fans
only partly open; for the back you may use two
fans widely opened, with the handles tied TO-
gether so that the back will be rounding over
the top or you may use paste-board for the back
and put one fan ON that at the top in any way
that is ornamental. These fans are to be firmly
fastened together, and may be tied at the cor
ners with ribbon or with little cords and tassels
For the paper rack use large fans, and for bed
rooms, where they would do service hair-re-
ceivers or receptacles for notes and cards. the
smaller ones are in the best taste.
Lovely handkerchief cases are made by GRO
cheting of the finest wool strip about ten inches
wide and twenty long. This is for the outer
covering. Line through with quilted satin,
which may be purchased for a small sum at al
most any dry goods store The cotton will need
to be covered as it is to be placed next to the
crocheted cover; for this purpose, if you have
any old silk of the same shade as the satin, it
will answer; or new silesia will DO even better.
When this is done, fold the case. leaving the
opening in the center of the upper side, catch it
firmly at the edges, and have strip of the satin
lining folded over on each side of the opening;
then crochet an edge all around. One made of
blue was further ornamented by having little
knots made of coarse embroidery silk in each
diamond of the quilted satin One Of crimson
had on the back, or under side, Two rows OF very
narrow crimson satin ribbon run in diagonally.
There were no loops, ends, OF bows
Some of the new piano covers are made in
serge and crash, embroidered only at the ends,
and finished with fringe. The strip is cut the
width of the piano top and hangs over about six
or seven inches down each side. 1t is very much
the same kind of covering as the narrow, long
fringed and embroidered cloths now becoming
fashionable for laying on sidehoapds. There
should be a handsome pattern on each side. One
braided in gold all along the edges and at the
two ends is pretty the material, soft white
sheeting falling most gracefully. Art-eolor
serge is much used, embroidered in colored silks
or crewels. An Indian scarf makes very hand
some piano cloth; the color should correspond
with the prevailing tone of the room.
A tidy of Aida canvas may be orDamented in
this way: Take velvet ribbon two and half
inches WIDE embroider in gay colors and fanci-
ful pattern, fringe the edge of the tidy, carefully
catching, with thread of the same color, the can
vas where you stop rayelipg, then sew the velvet
ribbon ON for a border
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TRADE AND COMMERCE.
Bad Weather Interfering with Trade-Im-
proved Outlook for the Flour Market.


proved Outlook for the Flour Market
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. l.
The disagreeable weather of a number of
days passed has had bad effect upon trade, and
all things considered it has been as large in
volume as could be expected Merchants are
mot complaining, but hope for better things in
ffhe near future. Grocers report that the coffee
market continues firm, and an advance on
roasted has been looked for daily for over a
week past; the green bean is higher relatively
than roasted. Sugars a shade i1mer. Choice mo
lasses steady at quotations. The
produce market presents no new
features except further break in the prices of
eggs; the supply continues light, but the demand
is restricted to the lowest possible limit as buy
ers are apprehensive Of considerable lower prices
within the next few days. There is fair bust
ness in butter at unchanged prices; if anything,
the tone of the market is weak For beans and
dried fruits dealers report an increasing demand
but no improvement in price. Millers are talk
ing little more cheerful over the -four trade:
reports from other markets are more favorable.
The Boston journal says: 1T now looks rs if
-four had touched the turning point, and, al
though the sales have not been TO any extent,
*here is more doing and a fair prospect of more
active movements at an early day. We have
geason TO believe that stocks in the hands of
5obbers and retailers are reduced quite low, that
they have been buying for some time past for
immediate wants, and that stocks will soon have
to be replenished The general tone of the En-
glish and Continental markets continues as duh
as previously noticed. There is apparently no
margin to ship either wheat or -four but choice
standard kinds are evidently an exception The
export trade has fallen off lately, bnt there is
still considerable going forward. The London
correspondent of the Chronicle says the trade
in American flour has become one of great and
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Oils.


BRADFORD, Feb. THE crude oil market was
weaker. Total runs, yesterday, 60,551 brls. Total
shipments, So 5I1 brls. Charters. 81 421 brls.
Clearances, 10,71S.000 brls. United pipeline cen,
tifcates opened at 81 1914 and closed at S1O9 II
highest price, $1.105s lowest price, $l.09ss.
OIL CITY Feb. Tine petroleum market opened
at $1.10ls, and closed at $1.09l2; highest price
$1.103i, lowest price. 1.09l2. Sales to-day aggre
gated 2,607 600 brls Clearances yesterday g. $40,
600 brls. Runs, S. 157 brls. Shipments, 4S $50
brls. Charters 81, 421 brls
PITTSBURG, Feb. THE petroleum market
opened at $1.10, advanced to 81. 10as. broke to
$110 rallied to 81. 10l2, and closed at 81 .o9ss.
ANTWERP, Feb. 7.-Petroleum, 2O7sQ21f.
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
Produce Markets.

CHICAGO Feb. Flour quiet. Wheat active
and unsetted opened stronger advanced a Sc, be
closing on call yesterday. Sales ranged: February,
93l2091l2c. closed at 935sc; March, 944 959sc,
closed at 94ssc; April quotable 1c Marchi May,
$l.0240 .03ll closed at 81 .02l4 No. 2 Chicago
spring, 934G932lc, closed at 934@935sc; No.
Chicago, 7S98lc; No. red winter, $l61.02. Corn
active and unsettled opened strong, and closed at
about same as yesterday cash 53l2054c, closed at
1896 February, 53l2Q544c, closed at 535se;