The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-05-07
MAY Z, 1890.

about the different kinds. DaQ Bruins
wicks and Brown Turkeys and others,
i but every year they are subject to the
disease mentioned. 1t begins almost at
any time but always at the rainy season.
1t attacks usually the old leaves at the
bottom of the trees and goes up clear
through the trees. 1t is not an insect,
but is q fungus.
Mr.. DUBoIs.-Half of our persimmOn
trees have done the same. The fruit re-
mains on the trees and natures without
any leaves. 1t is not perfect fruit that
natures this way.
Mr.. PHELPs.-Twice have seen the fig
tree in which the fungus appeared and
generally before thecroph had half ripened.
1t generally carried all the leaves with it.
Hong ago despaired tryingto grow them.
Mr.. MEAD don't know anything
about the leaf disease but | can certify
that after nine years experience with fig
trees l have found it more subject to
root-knot than anything else.
Mr. BACoN-I planted seventeen fig trees
ten years ago, cultivated them up to with
in three years ago and then l. not seeing
any sign of fruit, pulled themup and threw
them away, except one which fruited, and
I went to girdling it, trying to KILT, and
it has borne full crops ever since and has
had no disease except the root-knot which
does not seem to effect the fruit. Wehave
another tree which came pfrom theroots
of the ones that we had torn up, and al
lowed it to grow until two years, and as
it did not bear any fruit I cut it with the
knife, and now it is full, and [ am salts
fed with the experiment.
Mr.. RoBBIE.-I think South Florida is
getting too coldfor figs. I had trees that
were cut to the ground by the freeze Of
March 18th.
Mr.. BIELBY- Iwouldlik to say agood
word for the figs which Mr.. Taber puts as
No. 6. 1t is very tender but otherwise
very easy to grow. The first year it was
frozen to the ground with ordinary frost,
but since that time [ have protected them
very carefully. They are q dwarf tree.
The fig is small but very nice. The
fruit is sweet and compact and not liable
to split, and have grown regular crops
every yearsince [ set them out. believe
they can be grown if care is taken to pro-
tcct them from the frost.
The committee on Kaki failed to report.
The PRESIDENT in order is the
report of the Committee on Fertilizer.
The SECRETARY.-I received the follow
ing letter from Mr. Within err, a member
of the committee:
LAKE CITY, FLA April 1890.
E. o. Painter Secretary Florida Horticultural
Society:
DEAR SIR:-I sincerely regret the necessity OF
informing you that shall not be able to attend
the meeting OF the Horticultural Society, now
near at hand For reasons similar to mine. DR..
Neal cannot get off. Now if the Society could
conveniently hold it's annual sessions about the
Goth of June, after the close OF our schools ana
college, others besides the members of our faculty
would attend Otherwise we are likely to be de-
barred the privilege every year Should it suit
to make a change of this kind, and Mr.. Pierce
should not be ready with a report on fertilizers,
Mr. MAYNARD has written that he will not
have anything to offer 1 will engage-if my life
and ealth are preserved and President Adams
should see proper to continue the same CON-
,,,;L4oo ,r;+J, tn ran0rt on fertilizer