The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-05-21

One of the first articles we evel
wrote for the FLoRIDIAN was this
The Florida State Horticultural societ,
has always looked 10 us as if it were {
Ne envy son John .us-four-and no more
society. 1t is sectional beyond the ques
tion of doubt. Under the present sys-
tenn it should be named the South Flol-
ida Horticultural Society. Just who is to
blame is another question of which we
shall have more to say in future issues.
The Fruit-Grower recently printed eleven
and q half columns of q report of the
society to the Pathological society and
no. 81 scratch of PEN" not line, not
. sentence in reference to Middle or West
Florida. At the next annual meeting it
is our intention to have both of the latter
portions Of the state largely represented
by representative hortlculturis's. Such
men exist and we want them to "show
their hand
This has been our text early and
late, and at last we have gained the
point we have so long sought. When
the place for the next meeting was
up for discussion. Tampa, Orlando,
Leesburg, Ocala and Ormond all had
able members to present the claims
Of these enterprising towns with
great vigor. Middle and West
Florida had three representatives on
the floor, Col. Harvey of Pensacola,
Mr.. Dubois and ourself, but we es-
poused the cause of Pensacola with
q vim. One hour before we had
landed from the train, a stranger in a
strange land, but we go: there just
In time to make our maiden speech
on the east coas. of Florida. It was
short and to the point, embodying
the ideas that to wipe out the Sec
tiOnal notions the society should
mSet in West Florida. and selected
p. nsaeola. Colonel Harvey followed
NJ in q ringing argumentative
speech, which was a clincher The
vote was taken and Pensacola is the
place for the next meeting. Now
We want EVERY horticul;urist in
Middle and West Florida to be on
hand like a th )usand of brick.
South Florida will come up en- masse,
Before the meeting adjourned they
were maturing their plans to come
they are a lively and bright set of
farmers, and it will do you, your wife
and daughters good, lots Of good, to
mingle with them at Pensacola next
April. We make a personal appeal
70 one and all of you to be sure and
put your house in order so that you
can attend that meeting. We intend
for the next fifty-two weeks to keep
this important meeting before your
eyes and urge you to attend it. Our
| appeals will be loud, long and
etrong. You must arouse from
your lethargy and place yourselves
III touch with the live horticuIturists
oflthe state, and at this meeting will
be the very place.
/ is the prevailing opinion Of the
members of this society that the
over-production Of cotton with us
Last J ear will turn out to be bless
ing IN disguise.
-
Here we had a view Of the south.
ern baw-paw tree. 1t bears no re
eemhlance to the kind we have been
usedEto. Teen we we're shown man
darih trees and great date palms
The packing house Of J. A. Baskius
VA near. His oranges in the east
er4 markets command the very high
~ price.
Ormond is on both sides Of tn
Halifax river. The Ormond ant
OO0uina hotels are both between tn.
Halifax and the ocean, very shor
Instance from either. The bridg
t5xt spans the Halifax 10 $500 fee
g. length. Street cars run each do,
nDross IL. This 10 a land Of fist
re stood on this bridge and watch
- kI.n muIInt hv the th0uaands tn