The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-10

1Tt-sIn. rltdT-tans :. sn,si sac, both " tltt
and yellow uf the o'tol@r peach. AN,
~htts. of the ~.ltemt er. delicious flavor
amt exceedingly prolific bearers. til,
same l. tItle a. Ia flavor, size amt profit
lru,s> ot the two kinds which connect
tin. pen-tau AMI Honey. which eesst. 1,
r.prn about the nbldl- ot June. and
wiIat i, st,lei the Florida Natives. which
,,uImrnra Ia ripen the last uf Jul, and
cont tnue through August.
In order that lers.'n- might not he mis-
l,+l hy the nbavr statements and from
my advertisement >uppust that had all
these varieties in my nursery. | state
that the P,en-tau and Honey and the
tall varieties art' the only ones am ottrr-
lng this season.
There are difficulties IN the WAY ut
peach culture IN Florida. and in or,ier tu
succeed II l. worth the attention uf all
Who desire Ia engage IN raising this. the
most delicious at tnilt>. a. we'll a. the
most useful and also the m 1T profitable
~ Regards income, that they carefully
avnll them. In calling attention Ia
,h.sr hope | viii not he accused at
s'ltl>hnrsS, since II mIght be Thought
/ that. ~ | have "A nursery. ] am writing
solely IN my own Interest The simple
: fat ot my having "A nursery began IN
raising Trees for my own use. Having
more than needed. ! supplied them for
several wears To- friends AMI strangers
free ut charge The demand was h...
ynud N, ability To meet, and after >,Ic
rr>slul tlIal was lci To otler for sale and
turn IT, personal profit what would prove
a general hruttit. Hence. IN pointing
ont the difficulties am giving To- the
public the result ot personal experience
! which has not only caused me much
time aud labor. hut considerable money.
bne difficulty. the iirst mention. l.,
that the lira that the peach tree is the
easiest Of all trees Ia live and grow oil
readily is "A fruitful cause Of falurr
They must he planted with care, ami af
ter being careful some Of them will die.
Another Is that they do not need frrtIliz
inv. This may b" true Of other ell.
mates. bu, in Florida it must br duly AT.
tended to and the proper kinds used,
kanlt. acid phosphate and cotton seed
meal. equal parts. or stable manure or
cow litter The first and last the better.
! Again, AMI Il very important onc, -
where You obtain Your stock. The early
varieties ui other States are useless IN
Florida, u, all other varieties are obtained
elsewhere. Nurseries north of rs adNrr.
tl,c Chinese ami Japan varieties, but il
they truly h. Chinese and japan vari-
rtn's, they lose their accllnlltnn hv b.'-
INK grown in States north of u- and ON
suI unlike ours. | have tested many of
these varieties and other kinds. and have
found them Useless.
u Sou desire Ia grow Peaches, plant
those kinds which are known to do well
in lhls State, and leave experimenting
tn practical nurserymen. who can afford
it. and are constantly seeking to nitro.
durr new varieties. This purchasing
from other States r.tarls the industry,
in that lll lures discourage and prevent
others from rmlarklng IN an industr,
which, when property engaged IN, Will
prove profitable.
The rrn.tau is largely purchased
fIum nurseries olit Of the state, as Is also
the Honey, The pen tau ,ins not fruit
north or west ot ~, because Il is too
cold iur it. and the soil ,lWs not suit II.
It blooms about the middle of January.
1t is reasonable ~ suppose that these
causes would make it a shy bearer IN
FLORIDA. That 1t Is considered shy
atrr doubtless arises from these facts
, Still the tree was introduced into Flor
idl from Augusta through Mr.. Eerch
mans. first AT Pensacola and second at
Micanupy The flurlda stock came
I "a. ,.,,l a. u
prrlor. since they have been propngatrd
from wear tn year from trees that are ac
climated and that bear we'll,
| am not prepared tp say that I'len tau
tree, brought from other States VIII not
bear; lut | can assert that trees in m,
section which AT" rrnpngatnd from year
L. yrar through budding and CRAFTS i'm.
prove ~ heating qualities over my trees
which came from Pensacola II il "a
CuilnlIs fact that the I'Icn.ialI ripens lis
tiuIt ~ Shanghai thInt the last of Au-
lsu-t. Wilhelm lutlda the iri of MaN,
and that the climate there IS similar tu
/ that If Augu,ta ur Atlanta, Ga. whrir
the iruIt -rlrrrlN # ever rJ"u-. Iiu,
/ huu,r-ral-,d tfrc~, amt a. near ~ you
can get them,
II will In' seen that my thror, Is not "A
new one from the fuIlu"Ing clipping
| from the editorial page Of the lnctnht
uumltr Of the, south, tuIlltatur IlIh
| lI-hd at Atl9nta
II Wl-h You would ask Mr.. tit2 to
7 send me a pritn Inst Of thos, apple, hr
writes about. state the hllr-,r, where
can huy th,m. Which, Is illr h.st nlr-
-"ry To hu\ from for thl- climate; H. l.
J.. Iliw EdLr, Ma.
"AN~NER At Il tur. It j. est t. tnIf
rhl~" from the nursery n"ai, II to you.
Sod and climate rclng Iikr yours. trees
from 1t viii h" more apt To- do we'll than
when uhtanrh from a distance.
What the rditor gives as a rule for
apple. - good rule To- apply IT, Peaches.
~ also tu pears. pium~. an other tiui-.
Peach trees can be- grown in colder cIi-
mates at one tenth the cost IN Florida.
IN consequence ul the difficult, With rs
ia getting the pit. ~ -prpnl. The cpld
uhtle h,r, It Is seldom that the cold Is
sufficient t. have 80 l,~iral" an effect.
trdC king the seed either in vice or with
hammer Will not answer llrnc" the
chrapnc,, Of peach stock grown else
where induces Investment Ovrr Florida
grown stock.
Another difficulty 10 he overcome Is to
make the tree bloom at such time
when the fruit viii not be cast by the
late frost7 Of .pring | am trying to
overcome thl- trouble by fpltIlzlng