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The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-08-19

The second prize, Geranium, st. Pc
tersburg, Fla.
The third prize, Aida, Savannah, Ga.
The above parties are hereby notified
to send to Mr.. James Wick, of Roches-
ter, N. Y, for his Floral Guide and Sc
lect the amount of seed from same and
forward 1t to us. We will then order
the seed sent to parties direct.
Our next premium offer will be for arti-
Giles on Crosses and Rose Culture in Flor
ida" Every one loves roses and 1t
seems that we ought to have more
hearty reaponse to this offer than that OF
ANIMALS.
For the best article on "Roses and
Rose Culture in Florida" we will give,
FIRST PR1zE-A copy of Good q Reese
Company catalogue from which can be
selected $500 worth of Roses. and one
wears SUI description to the AGRICULTU-
RIsT.
SECOND PR1zE-$2.OO worth of roses
as above.
THIRD PR1zE-$1.OO worth of roses
as above.
The prize article referred to should be
confined to Roses and Rose Culture In
Florida. The other stipulation IS that
the information given should be authen-
tic and based on actual experience or
observation. The articles can be sent
to us anytime before the 18th of Septem-
Der and should be addressed,
FLORIDA AGRICULTURlST,
DELAND, FLA.
Flor al Prize Department.
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Flor al Prize Department.
To the Floral Department.. Readers:

To the Floral Department.. Readers:
I have seed of two very choice Canta-
loupes, (this years crop both are very
sweet and luscious, and of medium size;
one is very dark green skinned, quite
smooth and salmon colcred inside, the
other greatly embles round citron
melon, smooth as glass, and light dull
green in color, yellow inside. l will
send seed of both varieties to any Of the
readers who have any seeds (fower) or
cuttings to exchange for same. would
like Geranium cuttings, Water Hya-
cinths, flower seed of any kind, and
roots of Cannas. Address
"NEMO."
II Habersham St. Savannah Ga.
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Our Premium Offer.

We are greatly pleased at the interest
manifested in our premium offer for the
best article on "Annuals for Florida"
And the informa ton brought out will be
of great service 10 our floral readers es-
pecially those trying to surround them
selves with beautiful flowers and thus
help to brighten the home.
The following are the prize winners:
The fist prize, Mrs. Balsom, Cypress
Dale, Fla.
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BulbS& Plant S.

Butterfly Lily (recently catalogued as "White
Gamma" by some enterprising lOrists), beau.
tluI ana fragrant .......'......'.' 'AOC
Canna-Gant Cardinal, tall and snowy ......1O
G. Nepalensis, fine yellow .................1O
G. RObusta, bronze leaved. ..............."....1O
G. Flaccida, the "Orchid Gamma. ...........1O
Caladium Fsculentum-elephant's ear.
H9FThe above collection for so cents.
Amaryllis Equestre, 6 cents each; three for Is
cents; six for. zoe
Tuberose bulbs, fine double, &c. each; six for...25
Tuberose, smaller sze per dozen...
Oxalis bulbs (ross-coIored), per dozen.........1O
Madeira vine, SC. each; six for ..............26
Pereskia Aculeata, each
Night-blooming Cereus &c gran difora). .....2O
Coral, or Fusia-fowered honey suck1e..
Ampelopsis, quinque folia american Ivy)....1O
Wisteria Snensis. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
CrotaIaria Retusa (West India Rattlebox, or
Yellow Sweet Pea) good plants, each.........1O
A8-To those who purchase Is cents worth OF
bulbs or plants and enclose cents additional
towards paying postage, will send cuttings of
a handsome, fragrant cream tea rose: or if pre-
ferred, OF the Cherokee rose; both fine evergreen
climbers of variegated Lantana cuttings.
SEEDS.
Two cents per packet. or packets for &c.
Gamma Flaccida, G. Giant Cardinal, G. Nepalen
sis, Balloon vine, White Cypress, ThunbergIa,
Wisteria, Velvet Bean, Crotalaria, Racinus
palma Christi). Lantana, Zinnias. mixed, Mari
gold, Coral Honeysouckle.
At SC. packet or two for &c.
Bryonopsis, marble vine, with lovely little
round fruits, notified red and white; Brazilian
Morning Glory. lavender blossom; Mexican
Ipomma, white Mexican Moon Flower; Balsam
Apple, the variety with small scarlet fruit
To all who purchase eight cents worth of
seeds. sending self addressed, stamped envelope
L will send packet Of fine Watermelon seed,
saved from choice melons, by myself; or il pre-
ferred Crotalaria seed.
RB- II seeds or plants do not give satisfaction
would DE glad to be informed
NJ. G. Mills.
st. Thomas, PasOO County, Fla.
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and give them only the attention given
other plants, they will be failure.
PANsIES.
Now we come to plant that love TO
talk about and love to raise. This plant
has been condemned as a failure here
but have raised just as many, just as
large and just as beautiful as | ever saw
grown north, butlike all good things, they
require work and attention. [ plant
the seed in the boxes about October 1st,
keep them in the sun but we'll watered.
When the plants have made three leaves
the young plants are set out in large
bed that has been previously prepared
digging into the soil lot Of we'll rotted
stable manure and good sprinkling of
fine bone which of course has been
allowed to stand for a week before the
plants are set out. Put the plants about
eight by eight inches and shade little
after planting. In few days they will
begin to grow. Cultivate the plants with
small garden rake or weed hook and
sprinkle between each ten plants little
fertilizer. Cultivate and fertilize in
this way at least once a week. When
the plants get too large to use the hook
the hand can be used. The plants will
nearly cover all the ground before they
commence to bloom but at this time you
should have some liquid fertilizer to
apply. To make this make "leach
Darrell and fill with stable manure, or a
good substitute is to fill fifty gallon
barrel with water and dissolve two
pounds of nitrate of soda in it and apply.
Whenever liquid fertilizer is applied
the plants should be thoroughly washed
so that none Of the leaves will be
blighted. In this way can raise 10, 900
pansies on a space 6x6 feet and beau
tifully marked. have sprinkler on a
hydrant in the center of my pansy bed
so that all have to do to water them is
to open the valve and let the water rur
for fifteen minutes or half hour. Any
one living in town that has water
works or if they have an elevated tank,
can arrange similar sprinkler with
little trouble.
There are undoubtedly many other
kinds Of ANIMALS that will do well but
have mentioned only those that know
have done we'll with care, situated on
high, rolling pine land.
7 My observation has been that with
the majority Of people their idea of a
flower garden is greater than their
ability to keep it in order, SO that before
the season is over there is lot of half
cared for plants that are poor excuse
for the beautiful foliage, brilliant flow
ers and delicate perfumes that nature
intended them to have. A few beds Of
flowers we'll cared for will give more
real satisfaction than a whole acre of
neglected plants. Start with few beds
and if you find you have time to attend
to more you can then increase your
plants not only of ANIMALS, but Of all the
other numerous kinds we have to select
from.
Trus ting that these few lines may be
the means of helping some one to get
better results from their labor and make
their door yards more attractive and
thus encourage others to live better is
the wish Of MRS. BALsOM.
n d
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(FIRsT PRIZE ARTICLE,)

the subject of ANIMALS for the whole
state, SO l will con6ne my article to such
ANIMALS as have tried while living in
about the central part Of the state.
l will preface the article, however, by
saying that ANIMALS are no harder to
raise here than in other states if they
are planted and cared for to the same
extent that they are further north.
Many come to the state dreaming of the
Gland of Flowers" and imagine that all
they have to do is to drop the seed and
the Lord will do the rest. While this is
true Of the phlox, coreopsis and one or
two others, we must give considerable
attention to the bulk of ANIMALS if we
would win their sweet smiles and inhale
their delicate perfumes.
SEED BEDS.
To start WITH one must have seed
bed and | nd that boxes about three
inches deep and put up about foot
from the ground give best results. They
require more watering in this way but
they are not troubled with ants and
other insects, and can be more easily
covered in case of hard storm. Do not
fill the box full of earth but leave about
an inch so that when watering you can
fill the box and let 1t soak in. Thor
oughly wet the soil before the seed are
planted and then make little burrows
with a stick not over half an inch deep
and cover. If the soil is not wet till
after the seed is planted you need not be
surprised to see some Of your seed roll
ing around on huge drops of water and
you will thus spoil your stand. ] have
tried every way that have heard sug-
gested but find That for general good
results the shallow boxes are the best,
and if possible one box to each variety
or kind. When you are ready to trans
plant you. can carry your seed bed to
your plot and lift the plants from the
beds to the place they are to occupy in
the flower garden.
| find that it is good thing to water
the seed bed and the plants after they
are growing with the Bordeau Mixture
which prevents fungus growths attack
ing the young plants.
TRANSATLANTIC.
We must suppose that you have the
young plants large enough to transplant.
First. thoroughly wet the soil in the
boxes and when you take out the plants
break away as much soil with each root
as possible. Do not pull the plants as
you are liable not only to break off a lot
of roots, but also bruise the stem and
greatly injure, if not kill the plants.
Put out all plants in the afternoon and
water thoroughly as put out. Take a
barrel holding fifty gallons Of water and
put in one pound nitrate soda and use
this water for wetting plants. 1t will
be great help to them.
CULTIVATION.
Nearly every plant requires some little
difference in cultivation and the gar
dener must be left to use his or her own
Judgment as to it's needs, varying with
the different conditions. General in
struction, however, would be to cultivate
often by stirring the soil around the
plants and keeping out all weeds.
FERTILIzING.
I have used and tried almost every
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OiAoA uTS OdrucH DIS d Top dressing IO
rake in around the plants after they
have started to grow. Do not apply very
much at time, but apply often and
keep the plants in good healthy condi
ton. The above instructions will cover
the majority of ANIMALS which we will
mention, but where the cultivation
should be varied to any extent we will
mention it under it's head.
RE-sEEDERs.
Under this head we put Gaillardias,
Sweet Allyssium, Petunias, Verbenas,
Coreopsis, Phlox and Evening Primrose.
Sow seed about last Of October and
transplant when about two inches high.
Plant in beds by themselves and by
letting the flowers 60 to seed there is no
need for replanting as they will con-
tlnue to come up each year. Sweet
A.yssium makes splendid border plant
The prettiest Phlox that I have ever
seen is the Star of ediaburg. have
bed of yellow Coreopsis that has
seeded itself for four years and every
season is beautiful mass of brilliant
flowers and greatly admired by all. l
keep it in shape by hoeing up all plants
that "cross the line"
BORDER PLANTS.
The most successful border plants
that l have found are Mignonettes,
Sweet Alysium, Dusty Miller (Centaur
Gymnocarpa). The two former can be
kept in ''size and shape by cutting back
but the Dusty Miller must not be cut
Nasturtiums can be used as border or
bedding plant.
FOLIAGE PLANTS.
Coleus are very tender and should not
be put out in the garden till all danger
of frost is over. There is such large
variety of these plants that one can get
almost any color or hue that is wanted
and they give an opportunity for a dis
play of taste that no other plant does.
My first experience with them was not
at all satisfactory as they seemed to
grow so fast that bed was only pretty
for few days. Now, however, it is
quite different. By pinchlng back the
terminal buds when they are about six
inches high and keeping it up the plants
will grow stocky and present a solid
appearance. Sunrise Amaranthus is
we'll worth the trouble they cost and
will be the delight of any lover of
flowers.
BEDDING PLANTS.
Under this head we have quite
variety to select from and those that
have done we'll for me are Astors, Bal
sans, Marigolds, Zennias, Salpaglossis,
Scabiosa, Antirehinum, Bachelor 8 But
tons, Ageratums and Cosmos. Plant in
beds, each kind by itself.
CLIMBERS.
The Cypress vine is one OF the easiest
CHM bers to raise in fact, it sometimes
becomes a weed as it wants to spend
itself over too much ground. 1t is very
handsome, however, and will soon cover
any Objectionable looking stump or tree.
Morning Glories, Ipomea Grandifora and
Balloon vine (Cardiospermum) are but
little trouble to grow as long as the roots
can get in fertile and moist soil. They
make handsome screen for ouJbuild'
ipgs or porches.
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FLORAL DEPARTMENT..

Address all communications to Floral Depart
ment AGRICULTURIsT, DeLand, Fla.
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ANIMALS in Florida.

or the Floral Department.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03
STATE TELEGRAPHIC JOTs.

Willimantic, June 2.-The annual convention of the Connecticut Fire mems association will be held August 4-5. Secretary Jones of Westport was here to-day and made preliminary ar engagements. The convention will be held in the opera house.
 Norwich, June 2-Alonzo Aborn and N. Bryon Hamilton (repubicans), de- clared elected mayor and common coun- cilman, respectively, on account of the illegal printing of democratic ballots in yesterdays election, have declined to qualify, refusing to take advantage of mere techincality, the other candi- dates having received majority of the votes
 Middletown, June 2.-The annual alumni reunion of the Berkeley Divin- ity school was held tonight in St, Luke's. Rev. w. A. Beardsley of New Haven preached. Tomorrow at nine
 
 eleven o'clock is the ordination of dea- cons. There are nine in the graduating class, of whom F. l.. Weeks was or dained at Wilmington last Sunday and J. w. Clarke will be ordained in central New York. In addition to the rest of the class three graduates of the Gen. eral Theological school New York, will be ordained by Bishop Williams. The candidates and future parishes are: Gouvenir F. Mosher, missionary to Chi na William H. Robinson, to work in the diocese of Springfield, H.; Kishiro Hayakawa of Tokio, missionary to Ja- pan; Ellis B. Dean, B. A., will labor in | western New York; Frank H. Marshal Windsor Locks, Conn, fector-elect; w H. Wilson, in charge of All Saints chapel, this city; Robert c. Tongue rector-elect Rockville, Conn.,, all of Berkeley; Thomas H. Fry, curate of Christ church, New Haven.
 Rev. c. E. Woodcock of Ansonia, will preach the ordination sermon.
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in many of the larger and growing towns the wisdom of this course is clearly shown by the increasing inter est and strength which the parishes and mission stations exhibit.
 For mysels l believe that no worthy clergyman should receive a salary of less than 1000 a year. and would, so far as possible, combine as many par ishes and mission stations in one charge as performance of duty and efficiency will permit, Many of the parishes and mission stations in our larger towns have not been as effectively cared for as they ought to have been, because of the insufficient means at the so- ciety's command. These parishes and mission stations should be In charge of bright, active, intelligent men, with common sense and experiences; qualifi- cations required quite as much in the administration Of these places as in many of. our larger parishes, which are well and securely established, and which in a certain sense conduct them selves.
 Nothing in connection with this sub ject should in any way be used to dim finish the importance and needs of the general mission of the church, for she cannot do too much wherever she goes toward extending her influence and her services.
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please remember that some precaution must be taken before admitting him to 0 studio as his tail is not conducive to the good order of such place.) lm- mediately upon seeing his master in crayon, he walked over to the easel and endeavored to kiss the face. It was covered by glass. A second attempt was made to show his recognition of and love for his master He could only touch the glass. This trial was enough to convince him that any further at tempt to kiss the object of his love would be vain; so he lay down in front of the easel, his eyes riveted on the covered face thereon, and over his face passed an expression of combined dis appointment and love that was truly pathetic. He would fain have kissed my cheek to tell me of his love. After few moments of mental anxiety, he rose, came over to where I was sitting, got on my lap Che weighs one hundred and five pounds), kissed the living face, expressed his love, and fully showed his great delight that his master still existed in tangible form. The subject of the pencil it is quite useless to tell you, was as much pleased as Tiger. - c. J. Adams in Forest and Stream.
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Ffnau.Iia1.


Stocks Were Dull and Prices Went Down.
 ward.
 New York, June 2.-Stocks were dull again to-day, but the tendency of prices was downward. London, which gave the local market quite little support yesterday, turned up as a seller of St. Paul, Louisville and Nashville and other of the specialties. The strength of the radical silverites and the chances of an early passage of the Butler anti bond bill by the senate it was said disr turbed the foreigners and for these same reasons they were disposed to re- duce their holdings of American secu- rites. Incidentally the further reduc- tion of one-eighth of a cent per pound in refined sugar and the veto of the so-called Whitney bill by the governor of Massachusetts contributed to the de- pression.
 A reduction in the posted rates for demand bills to $4.S9 and liberal offer- ings of acceptances drawn against se- SuilLlco IeCSutly SOlQ aDTOdQ, WllCn ought to stop gold shipments for time at least were ignored. German bank CTS who evidently have unfulfilled or ders for Russian accounts advanced their price 1-S2 of per cent, but local bankers are of the opinion that the shipments in the near future will be light. Some of them assert that gold cannot be shipped at a profit even at the advance offered by the Berlin finan- ciers.
 The selling of stocks for London was taken advantage of by the room traders and the bears generally, and the active list recorded declines Of A@1k per cent, Sugar, the industrials, grangers, and Tennessee Coal and Iron being prominent. Leather preferred first dropped to 63 on reports that4the divi- dend would be passed, but later on when it was announced that the man. agement had decided to distribute l per cent on July the stock jumped to 64& @63%. Bay State Gas broke from 291a to 2314 on sales of 3,300 shares. The market closed weak at about the lowest point of the day Net changes show losses of A@1h per cent. Bay State Gas, however, lost 6A per cent.
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SEAEOIMEN WILL rRAMP.
The Boundary Between East Haven ant
 This Town to be Settled.

This Town to be Settled.
 A communication from the board of selectmen,of the town of East Haven, sent to the New Haven board, was the cause of some amusement in the board of selectmen for this town. There has been a controversy as to the boundary between this town and East Haven. The date of settlement has been agreed upon, but the hour named in the com munication yesterday, 6:30 a. m., was a trife early for some of the selectmen, and MT. Bretzfelder moved that the hour be made s a. m. The members of the commission will meet at the North Haven line on North Quinnipiac street.
 Helen Manville. small child who formerly lived at Southbury, has been an inmate of the county home. Papers have been made out for her indenture to MT. and Mrs. Wittie of Philadelphia, and were presented to the board to sign. The members did not think that it was their province to sign the inden- ture. An opinion will be secured this morning, when the contract will be signed.
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Government Bonds.

Following are the quotations for United States bonds at the call to-day:
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Home for the Friendless.

The monthly meeting of the board of managers of the Home for the Friend less will be held at the home, corner of Clinton avenue and Pine street, to-day at ?. m.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-03
Ew HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL COURIER WEDNESDAY,

Bonds were quiet and weak. Sales were $7SSOO0.
 Following are the closing prices re- ported by Prince & Whitely bankers and brokers, 46 Broadway, New York, and 15 Center street, New Haven:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-15
TIE TRAFFIC WITH NEW TORK.
The Old Dominion steamship company's
TrciCbts Are Largely Increased.

Captain John +. Mayer. who has been
appointed attorney for the late Captain
George W. Allen, the Richmond agent
of the old Dominion Steamship Company
while speaking about an article yesteIdd"
pubrshed in last Sunday Times on the
cOastwise shipping from this city 10 other
ports. said that the freight traffic OF the
Odd Dominion steamship Company was al
present better than il had been Tor
long time. There are at present TWO
ocean steamers leaving here every week
for New YORK While a third one carries
the freight from here 10 Norfolk, where
IL is unloaded, TO be carried 10 its destina-
ton by one of the Norfolk steamers.
In referring 10 the statement that the
freight trafnc was carried on by one
steamer only and two canal boats, Cap
tain Mayer said that the informant OF the
writer had not been correct III his as
sertion. Several months ago, CAPTAIN
Mayer SAID. when the Southern Railway
Company transferred its terminus from
West Point TO Norfolk, II became neces-
sary for his company TO provide Tor
steamers that had TO leave that seaport
every day in the week. AT that time the
steamer Roanoke was laid up for re-
pairs several of its plates having been
demolished by running aground, and at
the same time the steamer Richmond
was laid up in order TO be provided with
new boilers. The company was, there
fore, compelled TO press one of the little
canal boats into service between Rich
mOnd ana Norfolk; but this was only for
a short while. until the Roanoke and
Richmond were repaired. which are now
plying regularly between this city and
New York.