The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1890-06-25


Mr.. SINNERS brick yard, where he is
making very good quality OF brick. Mr..
s. tried hard to lose us in pasture of
para grass, but we had carried hay seed
in our hair long enough, to be able to get
out of a para grass plat, even it were
over our heads. The plat was a low
place that had been reclaimed by drain
age and the growth of grass was very
heavy. We understood him to say that
it had already been cut once and it GER
tainly was ready for another.
We left thejungle OF para grass and ba-
nanas for view OF a young lemon grove,
of which we hope to have something
more to say later.
Dunedin is very prettily located, and
the land around it of very good quality,
and those planting groves use very little
fertilizer till the trees are bearing.
Mr.. Duncan's hospitality knew no
bounds, and, after taking us all around
Dunedin, he proposed to take us to Bay
View, five miles distant. After dinner
we started behind the ''new mare" and
"Charlie" and they carried us at good
rate over some excellent pine land that
should some day be under cultivation.
We soon reached the nursery and home
OF Mr. R. D. Hoyt. We found him busy
delving in the soil, surrounded by a
wealth of tropical growth that would be
hard to describe, and as "sOme" OF our
readers do not understand botanical
names and as we are not familiar with the
common Names" we will not attempt
to name or mention them They can be
easily secured by sending to Mr.. Hoyt
for his illustrated catalogues. Our good
wife was made happy by a selection, and
Mr.. Hoyt has our thanks as we'll as hers.
Time forbid us tarrying longer, so we left
Mr.. Hoyt in his wealth OF tropical plants
and thriving nursery"
From Bay View we started for Clear
Water and made a flying visit to the
Duncan Bros nursery. Here we we're
treated to few peaches, the first we had
seen this year. Mr.. Duncan showed us
some thrifty nursery stock and healthy
looking groves, and refreshed us with
Harris Tardiff oranges. The Duncan
Bros. have, besides their citrus stock,
considerable ornamental and pot grown
plants, and here, as at Mr.. Hoyt's, we
received some rare specimens. The set.
ting sun cut our visit short, and, as it
was dark when we reached Clear Water,
we could not see much OF this pretty
own.
Taking the evening train we were soon
in St. Petersburg. The next morning we
"stumbled'' on to the irrepressible "Bill
Neeld." and in a short time we're en-
barked for Pineallas. There we saw
pineapples growing on a rosemary"
scrub that was too poor to grow grass,
and it is claimed that they never received
an ounce of fertilizer. Many Of the pines
were fruiting and of fair size, but we be-
lieve a dose of fertilizer would have
helped them wonderfully. However, the
pines go to show that they will grow and
produce even on the poorest OF soils.
Mr.. Neeld's grove, OF course, we wanted
to see and we must say we were surprised.
The trees were all we'll shaped and beauti-
full, and, although Chip complained Of
their poor looks, we could seeno need oft.
We also saw the remains of the famous"
mango trees that yielded $40 apiece be-
fore the 1886 freeze. which we're cut to
the ground. We could not blame Bill for
wanting to shed tears over their rem aims.