The Florida agriculturist., 1889-05-15

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! MR.. TABER's REPORT ON PEACHES AND
PLUMs. era
| Mr. President and Gentlemen of Florida Horti
| cultural Society:
| Your Committee Peaches and Plums having
had no opportunity for consultation previous to
| this meeting, have concluded that it would be
best to avail themselves of the privilege granted
| them by the president Mr.. 4d dams, and make sep
| arate reports, each for his own section
| Speaking of the northern portion of the State,
therefore, would say that in Baker county the
Peento crop this year is light one on account Of
the trees having been caught by frosts while in
bloom. At Waldo, however, only thirty-fve miles
south from where live, l find the Peentos bearing
an abundant crop, many of the trees being loaded
even heavier than they ought to carry
OF the named varieties of Peento type Bidwell's
Early is doing nothing with me this year, and
only scattering peaches are to be found on the
trees at Waldo. Bidwells Late, however, is bear
ing well with me and Bidwells No. (Orlando)
has fair crop. At Waldo find the Yum Yum.
Maggie, June Beauty and Florida's Own, all bear
ing full crops also the Waldo and the Angel, both
of which, are think, worthy of particular men,
tion in that both of them bloom fully three weeks
later than the PeentOS and both OF them are per-
feet freeStOneS. Mention of the Waldo has been
made in the AID Interim Committee report, The
Angel variety, however, has not yet been passed
on by that committee butwil be brought to their
| notice during the coming season.
OF the Honey type theparent oney is shedding
it's fruit considerably ON the older trees. Young
trees hold fruit well for a few years and then seem
to have a tendency to shed badly during succeed
ing years. The named seedlings of the Honey,
11oh Pa11o Nma hri0
better in this respect than the parent Honey, and
all have fair crop. A new Seeding OF the Honey
named the Kite is very large and fine and both
the young and older trees are bearing full at
Waldo where the variety originated. This
| riety is believed to be of the very finest
rieties that have originated from the Honey.
OF the Chinese type proper (as represented by
the Chinese Cling and its seedlings), very few OF
| it's varieties recommended even for North
Florida of these Thurber, Albert Sidney. and
| Sylphide bearing fairly well, but Elberta.
Chinese Free Berenice, General Lee and others of
! this class, very light,
OF the budded varieties of select native peaches,
| most of them doing well and will have fair
| crop. Florida Crawford and Gibbons October
| being among those that most heavily loaded
| The recently-imported Chinese Blood is holding
! fruit well, and the tree is thrifty grower
PLUMS
Kesey's Japan is doing finely so far the pres
ent season. the trees are generally heavily loaded
most of the other Oriental sorts represented
| by younger trees, and are not yet in bearing.
Very few of the named varieties of Southern
Chickasaw type are deemed of any particular value
in Northern Florida, and particularly when
contrasted with fruit that does SO well with us
as the Kelsey
In closing this short report l wish to call the
attention of the Society to the necessity of issu
ing an anua report of their proce dings. in which
peaches and other fruits shall be catalogued and
starred by the society according to th value in
which they held in different sections of the
| State. These varieties placed the Society's
catalogue, and the catalogue annually revised by
the Society in such way that different varieties
will be accorded their just merit for adaptabllity
and value in different sections will give fruit
growers and particularly all new settlers a much
better idea as to the varieties they should plant,
and will sa-e to the planters hundreds OF dollars
annually in largely excluding from different
sections such varieties as are not adapted to
those sections.
Asking that you will excuse the brevity of this
report, and hoping that in the future shall have
| more time at my disposal than could now be ac-
| corded to the matter, and be able to treat the
| Importance, the above is respectfully submitted.
G, l.. TABER.
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