Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-11-01
Mr.. HENDERSON ON
FRUITS AND FLOWERS
Writes Interestingly on Subject
Of Their Influence.
soME TIMELY sUooEsnoNs
Advises Public to Beware of unscrup.
uIcus Tree PeddIers, As Thousands
Of Dollars Are Thrown Away Annu-
ally in This Direction.


Of Dollars Are Thrown Away Annu-
ally in This Direction.
Editor Son: Your most valuable
paper reaches the very best people 10
the county, bat people who are sadly
in need OF Information on the subject
Of fruits and flowers. / propose in
series OF short articles Ia yoor valu-
able columns to give few suggestions
and warnings, which II followed will
save thousands OF dollar 70 your SUBJ
acribers and and thousSnds OF dollars
TO their weslth. health snd happiness.
Florida has the name OF "Fhe Land
of Fruits and Flowers" but q man
coming from outside the State and trav-
cling In almost any part OF the State,
especially 10 the country districts.
would be sadly disappointed 20 dnd
most Of the homes almost destitute OF
both fruits and flowers Now, why ls
thls2 This article will be devoted 60
partially answering this question.
First, will say u is not because
both fruits and fowers cannot be pro-
dUced in the greatest varieties and
abundance In almost any location in
the State Unreliable, Ignorant and
interruptions free peddlsrs" have
done more perhaps 70 Fetard the
planting Of fruits and flowers than any
one cause. People have been swindled
and humbugged so. ,n0sl. that they
have become dsgusted and will bard
" talk to man about buying nursery
stock Of any kind.
Since have been ia the country I
have repeatedly warned the people,
personally aud through the press,
about buying from unreliable travel.
ing agents, and yet there iS from s. 900
TO 10000 thrown away snDnally in
this one county by buying from, agents
who are either ignorant or unscEupu.
Ions. will give a few rules which, Il
followed, will save much OF this lose.
FiFsts Never buy stock grown 10 a
nursery outside Of the State. Three
things are necessary 70 make a good
fruit tree agent, viz; He must be
honest, he must represent a reliable
nursery, and above Rll, he must know
what 10 adapted 70 the particular To-
cality where he is selling. MOst fail
ures are caused by buying the wrong
varieties. However. many failures oe.
cur after the best varieties are bought.
by ignorance or neglect in eolsivatIon.
Il IL q source Of regret and shame TO
me 10 be compelled 10 say, that one Of
lhe most potent causes Of the
neglected homes In Florida is a
general want Of appreciation Of the
sIevating, refining and educating i'm
ioences OF fruits and flowers In the
home. I am sorry 20 cay our Northern
friends are far ahead Of os in this re-
lpect. To know this, one has only 20
fisit the beautitui homes on chs East
Coast. Everyone cant have doe !
rouse TO live in. bot everyone can !
,ave q home beautided and enriched BY I.
rui,s and flowers. We Southern PEG. Z
lie. &c we'll % our Northern friends, !
ire TOO much inclined to measure
'verythlne BY the almighty dollar. Ed
lcaiion, religion. re6aemens, eharac.
er. cultivation, these cannot be
bought with money nor measured BY
Material things Oh that parents l
ould realise that money spsnt for
rolis. lioueu. and music. i money
q well spent a. money spent foe
read and meat, or even educatiSs. In .
set, d is q most p0ient part % . go0d =
dneatioa.
Il does not take vsFy elose ohser- h
er 90 II ie alone she streets % q city =
n che roads Ga che ccgntry and point
ID the houses where the rsdned bogs
"a riFlsNpFine frhm. IL Il possible i
on clase Observer 40 cell she ehgiroa- =
asns 81 the home bY even che looks
"a conversation 81 tne youuR peo-
o..
~ feters srticle. I viii pnlnt or
SINE az the varieties o. ffoits aod a
lowers thar will aiahy8 lgetstd ulth !,
.Fepsf care ln fiofess
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