Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-06
FARM DEPARTMENT.


/ rms II the Meaning 10 llt pfSV"N
page az the Florida citizen OF April
18th. and the whole page is devoted to
q discussion OF Texas by the Florida
State Horticultural Society. The fol-
lowing are some OF the opinions ex-
pressed:
Diminishing the Pacific sub-tropical
region. let us consider for a moment the
other great sub-tropical region Of the
United States. the gulf coast country,
OF which cur own state forms part,
but. let US not deceive ourselves. by
no means the only important part.
while we have been taken up with
the California bugaboo, absorbed in
measuring ourselves by standards In
vogue on the other side Of the cQnti-
nent, We have overlooked, literally
overlooked, rival near at hand, a
rival Of our own size and makeup. a
rival about to finish training and likely
10 give us serious contest Tor horti-
cultural honors and preferment In the
near future-part Of our own coast
country, at the other end OF this sub
tropical crescent, just across the gulf
! refer to coaatwise Texas. The sur
fAce OF the country, the soil. the
climate and the horticultural pro-
dusions of coastwise Texas are like
hnbht OF FIDfluAs
THE products Of her market gardens
are already well known in the great
markets OF the Mississippi valley; she
produces the small fruit we do; the
ngs. pomegranates, grapes and miscel-
lanoous fruits that we grow succeed
there. During the past few years
thousands OF acres Of peaches. plums
and pears have been planted.
But we say complaisantly, This is
not an orange country Let US not be
too sure OF this. CoastwiHe Texas
r"echea further south than Lake Worth
or Punta GOrda, and It's horticultural
records not only report oranges yielding
aoundnntly, but also lines, while
banana culture rs laid down as having
already attained Il commercial success.
IT IL, In fact, a question whether in
citrus culture-in one respect at least
thcy are not In advance Of us: for they
are planting their orange groves on
hardy dormant-in-wintcr stocks, which
their growers claim mature the fruit
before frost. ripening II for the high
prices OF the early market, and render
Ing the trees resistant to the lowest
degree Of cold to which that region Is
liable. Their trees are reported unin-
Jured by the unusually severe cold OF
the past winter,
Meanwhile, what has been going on
ncross the gulf? In 1856 the North
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Pilot Point Horticultural society Joined
me Central Texas horticultural So
ciety upon the Invitation of the latter,
In organizing the Texas State Horti-
cultural society. In 1859 this society
began the publication OF its proceed
ing5, In 1880 It announced that the
ninth regular meeting OF the American
Horticultural society would be held In
Texas. The society has grown to be
u large and influential body like our
own. and Mt ita next annual meeting
IL To undertake the cataloguing of the
fruits OF Texas.
The following resolution was adopted
Resolved, That a committee OF three
be appointed by the president to pre-
pare and present TO the Texas State
horticultural society an invitation
To meet the Florida Horticultural
society In Joint session In the year
1926 and that said committee be empow-
cred 10 act for the society In tho matter
OF arranging time, place and necessary
for such Joint session In
case this invitation is accepted by the
Texas society"
The Texas State Horticultural Socie-
~ meets In Houston IN Annual Conven-
ton July II to ~, II Is attending strict
~ to the development OF the Hortlcul-
turnl Interests Of the State and the
above from Florida speaks well for
results, with the Rockport country
placing nil of the ilner varieties Of Eu- |
ropean grapes IN the market from thlr- |
y to sixty days ahead OF California,
with the Mlssourians looking with |
apprehension on North Texas as the |
coming apple producing region. with |
he only pear orchards free from blight, |
with Michigan, New Jersey. Pennsylva-
MIA, Maryland and Connecticut going
out OF the peach business on nccount
" the destructive Rasctte and Fellows,
while peach growers OF those states
that their own markets are
supplied with the finest OF penches
from Texas and now with Florida
on the question Of oranges
lananas and vegetables surely Texas
horticulture Is all right and in good
hands.