The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-04-27
The State Horticultural Meeting.

The State horticultural Meeting.
! The state horticultural society that
met in annual session at Jacksonville
on the 10th inst, was largely attended.
The association numbers some 500
members, among them you can count
the most enterprising, progressive and
successful fruit growers of the state.
There were several hundred in attend
ance, representing every section OF
the state.
Important and instructive papers
were read on every phrase of fruit cul-
ture and the enemies to its successful
growth.
This is what the Times-Union had
to say:
DISEASES AND INSECTS.
professor W. r. swingle, Of the Sub Tropical
laboratory, Eustis, who made his report ON the
diseases aud insects of citrus and to say that he
creatad a sensation is TO put it mildly. We said
that he had discovered new method of making
sulphur wash to kill rust-1uite aud red spider of
orange
DO11uE uGCES1ttt IL tetbIS Jul hW0 VI
three minutes to make the wash, and the cost is
Much less than that of any solution now on the
market The announcement was received with
great applause, which was heartily renewed
when he condueed his experiment before the au-
dence, and showed them how the wash was pre-
pared
lie takes thirty-two pounds of flowers of sui
phur and twelve quarts of water, and mixes
them; then he takes twenty to thirty-two pounds
of caustic soda according TO strength, and four
quarts water and mixes them together. The
two mixtures are very stiff but when the caustic
soda is added to the sulphur and well stirred the
whole soon turns a brown color, and in a few
moments become liquid The liquid makes
about twenty gallans and costs about ST.9Q OF
about nine cents gallon. OF this not more THAI
one or two quarts to fifty gallons of water is
needed for fighting rust-mites, aud only two to
four quarts to fifty gallons of water for red spi-
der
BURN BLIGHT TREES
In regard to blight he said that so far no cause
for it had been discovered but that there was lit
tie doubt that it was contagious and he would
advise owners of trees affected by it to burn
them on the spot.
In speaking Of foot-rot he said that expert
ments were in progress and before long he hoped
something definite could be announced. Remov-
ing the earth from about the roots of affected
trees was recommended as the best measure
now known.
Copper, he said, had been used with success fol-
curing lemon scab.
Prof. W. r swingle was followed by Prof H
]. webber with paper on white fly or black
smut.
He discussed the subject at length and it is a
most important one for Florida fruit growers
In discussing the various mixtures and solutions
by which the white fly to be fought he said
he was sure the best wash for the purpose was
twenty pounds of rosin, q ~ pounds of eS pei
cent caustic soda and three pints of fish oil
boiled for ten minutes infwenty gallons of wa
ter and then allowed to cool thoroughly before it
was diluted with water in the preparation of one
to FIVE. This mixture not only kills white fly,
but also kills scale
Among those present from Marion
county We're the Messrs. F. G. and f
H. Buffum, NJ. E. Gillett, Captain f,
H. Lyle, Major McKibbon, Arthur
H. Brown, A. d. Moore, Mr.. Samp-
son and Mr.. Gateskiil.