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The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07

as we used, back East, to exclaim over
the night-blOOming Cereus, when it
blOOmed bach there. Out there 1T
grows to the tops of our houses, out
doors Lilies of the Valley sell for
one dollar dozen here. The frozen
pps are sent out here from the East
in mid-winter. and forced into bloom
In an article, which | recently read,
some one writing, spoke of the
Scotch Thistle in derOgatOry terms as
to its beauty The writer never saw
one. I'll venture | raised them here
They are the most magnificent things
with their green and white sharp
leaves Mine grew eight or ten feet
high. and were gloriously tropical.
Along came the Horticultural In
SpectOr. and told me that he would
fine me $50. if l let them bloom or
seed. SO | had to cut them down.
The seed had been in the family for
a generation. brought from Old Scot
andduring the eighteenth century,
long before California was known, eX-
cept by the Mission Fathers.
GeOrgiana S. Townsend.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
Box H..

Editor COurier-InfOrmant: Permit
me to use your columns for few
words of pleading for that noble citi-
zen of our forest, the cabbage palmet-
to.
1t is well known that the bud of
this splendid tree furnishes small
quantity of tender undevelOped leaves,
somewhat like that of the cabbage
whence it takes its name. This edible
bud is regarded as delicacy by many
of our people and the trees are cut
down to secure them. In the dense
forests. and away from the Travelled
roads. and especially when the trees
are plentiful, the loss is not felt; but
along the lines of travel the cutting
of these trees is a serious loss to our
state
Nature is lavish with her gifts and
spreads them around us with bOunti-
full hand. 1t is proper too, that we
should utilize and enjoy them, but
there should be proper balance be
tween the sacrifice on her part and
the benefit received on ours.
Some of natures rarest gifts are
of character that cannot be used
to crafty our appetites, but appeal
to senses of higher order.
The man or woman who does not
feel swelling of the heart or quick
ening of the pulses at the song of a
bird or on beholding a fine stretch of
scenery. the swelling bursting of
bud. the unfolding of the petals of
flower or the grandeur of a noble and
majestic tree, has been deprived of his
or her just rights and should be pitied.
When Abraham walked beneath the
palms of Palestine, he had for COM
paniOn the great Creator of the uni
verse clothed in the garb of nature.
This cOmpaniOnship is ours when we
open our eyes and hearts to the beautl-
full things with which nature has sur
rounded us.
During a residence of more than
twenty years in and near Barlow it
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
California VS.. Florida.

Mrs. Townsend gives a list of the
blooming plants i'm her yard. 1t great
ly exceeds, i'm length and variety, any
that could be made in this part of the
state. But how about South Florida :?
South Florida readers, where is your
state pride? Can you not send in
lists that will equal or surpass that
of California?
There are number of plants men
toned i'm Mrs. TOwnsend's list that do
not thrive i'm this state On the other
hand, we can grow many things that
are not given i'm her list.
Blue flowers are not very common,
the best that we know is Daedalacan-
thus nervOsus, usually called Eranthe-
mum pulchellum. Where it can be
grown, the plant usually called Plum
bagO Larpentae (CeratOstigma plum
baginOides). bears inte nsely dark blue
flowers in abundance. 1pOmOea LeOrii
is not blue, rather purple, but it gives
the impression of blue, and where
there is no frost, it will never be out
Of bloom. Pink Towering shrubs are
also scarce, in fact, we do not, at this
time, remember any except the Daph-
nes and Justicias, both of which Mrs.
Townsend mentions in her list Can
any of our readers help out with the
desired list?
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07

has been my pleasure to pass frequent
ly over short piece of road through
beautiful scenery. Forest trees of many
varieties, yellow jassamine climb
ing into the shady magnOlias with
their gigantic flowers and sweet fra
GRANGE. great live oaks arching the
road with their limbs festoOned with
waving moss and grandest and noblest
of all. Il few specimens of majestic
palms standing like sentinels along
the roadside As time passed 1 learn
ed to look upon these splendid trees
with a feeling of kinShip and loved
them as old friends which they were
A few days ago | drove past this
favOrite spot and was shocked more
than | care to confess, on finding one
of my old friends PROSTATE on the
ground, his throat cut, and bud re-
moved. The life of one hundred
years taken that some thoughtless per-
son might have a ten cent dinner l
thought of the poor gladiator
Slaughtered to make a Roman hOli-
day"
Scattered all over the North and
West are merchants who have accu-
mulated a competency, and farmers
whose IaDOrS nave Deen rewarded with
Il generous bank account and now that
age and rheumatism creep upon them,
are looking for milder climate i'm
which to spend their declining years.
Their inquiries have brought them
folders, circulars and letters, every
one illustrated with the picture of
Il palm tree. There may be the view
of a lake, a forest. Or an orange grove,
but the most prominent feature in all
of them is the palm, and so it is that
Il home in the South means a home
among the palm trees.
Our real estate dealers whose busi-
ness it is to meet these .hOme-seekerS
and help them select suitable homes,
will tell you that a sight of these
beautiful trees is pleasure to these
people who feel that they have now
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
A Plea for the Palm.

We copy, from the Courier-Inform-
ant, an article which we recommend
to our readers. 1t is an easy matter
to destroy Il tree which no amount of
money could restore. Large trees are
the growth of years, often of centuries,
and should not be lightly destroyed.
The Courier r-Informant says:
The following eloquent appeal for
the preservation of our beautiful palm
trees, especially the cabbage palmetto,
will, we are sure, touch a responsive
chord in the hearts of the great ma
jority of our readers:
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
Sweet Peas and Perennial Peas.

Last year Mrs. LaMance wrote a
long descriptive article about Sweet
Peas. for the Mayfiower. 1t is
not worth while to reprint it
in our columns, very seldom does
anyone have success with them
i'm this state If we are mistaken
about this, and any of our readers
have grown them with satisfactory
results, We shall be very glad to be
corrected.
Mrs. LaMance also prescribes the
perennial pea, have any of our readers
ever grown it in Florida, and if so,
with what success?
Here is her description:
Lord AnsOn's Pea is a Lathyrus, but
not Il Sweet Pea 1t has no fragrance
whatever and it trails instead of
climbing Its seeds look like small
pebbles The flower is small, not larger
than ones thumb-nail, but on account
of its clear. bright blue color is some
times grown.
Lathyrus LatifOlia or Gradifiora is
the Everlasting or Perennial Pea, one
Once established it is good for a life
time 1t will stand sun, wind or rain,
dust or drOuth, and no insects seem to
trouble it. Though a low vine, four to
six feet high, it grows so thick as to
be perfect tangle. It's flowers are
handsome, but without fragrance.
They commence blooming i'm early
summer and blossom steadily on un-
till after hard frOsts. 1t is a perfectly
hardy vine. The most common sort
is bright rOsy-crimson, but there are
white and scarlet varieties also. Per-
ennial Peas are rarely met with, be-
cause patience is not an American
virtue and the Perennial Pea requires
the exercise of that principle. Owing
to their extremely deep roots it is not
practical to move any except young
or medium sized stock, which must
have considerable time to come to their
best estate. They grow readily from
seed, but the plants are weak, feeble
looking things the first year, spending
ALL their energies in making roots
often not reaching a foot in height
The next year they make a moderate
growth and blossom a little. Another
year or two sees them rank, luXuriant
vines covered with their SNOWY flow
ers. They are favorites with all who
own them but will never be common.
The Florida agriculturist., 1906-03-07
February Bloom in California.
Editor Floral Department:


You gave a list, recently, of the
flowers in bloom near your home. 1t
gave me the suggestion to list my
California bloom on February Is. l
find that l have in gorgeous display:
Roses, Carnations, ViOlets, Iris, Stocks,
Poinsettias, Petunias, Freezias, Ok
ais, HyacinthS, NarciSSuS, DaffOdillS,
Geraniums, Ivy Geraniums, Plumba
goes, Carrot Fern, HOllyhOcks, CalifOr-
mia POppies, PanSieS, LarkSpurs,
BOugainvilleas, BignOnias, BegOnias,
Cannas, Ageratum, Alyssum, Cassia,
Acaccias, Amaryllis, Alamanda, Mar
gurites, Lemons, Oranges, Callas, Mas
turtiums, Almond, Poinciana, PelargO-
NUNS, COreOpsis, Montbretia, GladiOli
budded, MarigOlds, Daphne, Lantana
Kerria JapOnica, FlOwering Ounce,
Cosmos, Verbena, Mignonette, and
Justicia. These are in my own
grounds | think that | shall take a
list of flowers in bloom at this season
from the grounds in our Supburban
city, which is about four miles from
Los Angeles, and known as the frost
less belt. 1t will be interesting to
have on hand. All the ANIMALS self
sOwn or volunteer as we call it, Alys-
sum, Cosmos, Four O'clOcks, Mari
Colds, and Nastuhtiums become pests,
and must be weeded out Snapdrag-
ons, Fringed Petunias and fine seeded
ANIMALS grow very sparing1y from self
sowing.
Mrs. La Mace speaks of the Carrot
Fern, which l have mentioned. 1t is
the name we give EuphOrbia corrOlate,
a name far too heavy to apply to any
thing as airy, dainty and graceful as
Carrot Fern. 1t is called that because
the root resembles a carrot | should
name it Feather, if l were to give it
an appropriate name. 1t is feathery
as well as fern-like.
In studying over my grounds, this
year, l have four acres in lemons and
about one acre in plants and shrubs,
l find that l have a predOminance of
yellow and red Towering shrubs.
feel that 1 must have more blue and
pink, shy colors with us. 1 have the
Peach-blow Hibiscus and the pink JUS
ticia, (Which grows into a shrub here)
| think that 1 will ask Florida friends
to name some satisfactory shrubs bear
ing blue and pink flowers. Also good
blue flowers among the plants.
How l miss the PaeOnies, Lilies of
the Valley, Lilacs and Tulips of the
cold East. 1 have repeatedly tried
them here, and failed, although l have
a dozen small roots of PaeOnies.
When there is a shy fugative bloom
all the back East folks, and we are
all that. come and say, Oh! and All!
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-15
GRANTED
Company to Manufacture Inple.
ments Formed in the CITY.

In the secretary of states office
at Austin Saturday a charter was
granted the W~aXahachie Implement
Manufacturing Company. The CAPT
tai stock is $4,000. and the incor-
porators are c. w. Gibson, T. a. Fer
ris, s. P. skinner, J. S. Davis, j. w.
McManus, r. w. Getzendaner, John
II. Brown and Floyd Ferris.
The purpose of The corporation is
to manufacture farming implements,
machinery, vehicles and wares. It
is the intention of the company tc
manufacture The Common Sense
harrow and carts under Mr.. Browns
patents, as well as other implements
Officers will be elected and the
building of the plant begun as soon
as a suitable location can be selected.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-15
Cement Stone.

We have placed an order for ma
chinery to manufacture cement stone,
and hope to have plant in operation
in the next 80 or 60 days. We wish
to say to those who wish TO consider
the use of cement stone in the con
struction of residences and other
buildings that we will cheerfully
make YOU an estimate on same and
would like to furnish YOU with any
thing in our line.
To handle this business properly
we have arranged TO establish an
architectural department. in connec-
ton with our business and viii De
i'm position TO furnish properly drawn
plans for those who wish TO MS, cc-
n.eaN iu building construction.
Respectfully.
WANAIiACHlE CEMENT STONE
MEG. AND CONSTRUCTION Co.
if W@aN3nachle. Texas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-15
INTRINSIC MERIT
Say Hood & Martin. Is What
Makes Vinol Popular.

The intrinsic merit 1T THIS uew
cod liver oil preparation. vinoi.
said a sisIahsr II BE above firm. ~
beginning to be realized by the teo
pie OF Whsahachie or course 10
my position AS q druggist. have
setsn iupuuierable medicines and pro
priegary articles introduced. but ntT.
er 10 ms long experience nave ever
known or heard ~ q medicine that
would produce more beneficial re-
suits than vnol
II attribute this Il the fact that
g3noi contains In a concentrated form
all the medical elements contained
in cod liver oil. actually taken from
frs Gods liyers. but without a drop
nf cii on crease 70 nalseate aud up
set tho stomach. and it contains no
%sickenine drugs.
a prominent physician writes;
Vlnol u the most variable prepar-
alton Of cod liver oil known TO meui
cine, 1t is Of untold value to create
strength and build mp the genera,
system Of cid peolre. weak women
and children, and n has no etGal
for hard colds. bronchial and all
lung affections.
There are hundreds oil people
right here in Waxahachie who can
testify that there Is nothing equal
to Vincl 10 make rich, red blood,
10 increase the appetite. cure stom-
ach troubles, give strength and re-
newed vitality 10 the aged. build up
the rundown. tired and debiIitated.
make the weak strong, cure chronic
coughs, colds and build up the con
yalescent.
we freely offer 70 return your
money in every case where Vinol
fails. Try It on this guarantee.
Hood & Martin. Druggists,
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! Quiet Marriage.

Nr. Eldridee McCanless and Miss
Louise Davenport were united iu
marriage last ujght at 800 at tho
home ot the brides parents. Mfr. and
Mrs b. g. Davenport. ou Water
street The ceremony was perform
cd by Rev 3. C. smith Tho wedding
W1s % quiet affair and was Witnessed
Dos a few friends Of .he contracting
parties
The room and bride ar. popular
young people OF the D.lg and ba,,
many friends who will uu.l. m ,a.
tendinE eonEratulatjons
Thsy Departed Cor Euul. BASE
nirht where they viH resll, Mr
McranIea das ehafsc OF fhe iaae
pendent telephone exchange sf char
pist,
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The -aj news was received from
Dallas Yesterday CT the death of Miss
Nett.s leg Pickett. which occurred
early Ihat moruius The young lady
had been -eriouslf il some time and
while hyg death was not wholly uu-
expected DO came as a severe blow
jo The family. Miss Nettie Le. was
fh, eldest daughter ol Mr and MIS-
Harry p Pickett Sud was O. roung
lads ot FOL most loycabiy character
Tho utrrment took place ibis af.
'eruoou al o'clock lu Dallas
49, aut N,+ Pickett have many
friend. n .als eiiy vbo Join .u ,Hd
Ius words of mpathy
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-01-15
ECLIPSES OF YEAR.
There Will Be Three of the Sun
and Two of the Moon.

During the Year 1906 there win
be five eclipses and of these three
will be of the sun and two OF the
moon.
Only one will be visible to an APP
prciable degree in Waxahachie and
this will be the first. an eclipse of
the moon, which will occur on The
night Of February SO. This eclipse
will be visible in North and South
America and in part OF the western
portions of Asia and Australia.
According to the schedule this
eclipse is due to arrive (Waxahachie
Time) at 1854 O'Clock, when ii will
enter the penumbra. II will enter
the shadow at 1857 O'Clock and the
total eclipse will begin two minutes
before / o'clock the morning of
February 9 The middle of the
eclipse will be reached at 1:47
O'Clock and The total eclipse end at
2;36 O'Clock. An hour and a minute
later the moon leaves the shadow
and at 4:40 O'Clock the eclipse will
be over, as the moon will then leave
the penumbra. The first contact
of the shadow is 90 degrees from
the north point of the moons limb
toward the east. The magnitude of
the eclipse is 1851. while the moons
diameter is /. the eclipse thus being
total
\ partial eclipse of the sun will oc-
u February %. This will be i'm
visible TO North Aemrica. IT is only
visible to the southern edge of Aus
tralia and 10 the Antarctic ocean.
There win hc no total eclipse of
the sun during rhe entire year and
none OF the eclipses of the day stan
will Dee visible in mis- section. A
partial eclipse OF The sun. which viii
happen July 81. viii he visible OIL.
the south Atlantic ocean.
Another total ecIips" of ,be moon
will take place Augu-. g.. d. win b,
very early In the morning iu thi.
portion of rhe ountr Tho moon
viii enter the peuumbfa u t.l2
o'clock a. m and WITH enter the
shadow at fo o.,Iocl0 Tbe total
eclipse viii ne vislrs t1 tbt- c.ty.
m This eclipse the flet contact of
me shadow b. s2 degrees from rh,
north point of The moon limb to.
wand The EAST The magnitude o'
the eclipse will Dee Use
The last eclipse of 'ue year vll
b" a partial screening or tho .ua and
This wul bc visible to the northwest
corner ot the United States tao vsst.
aru haif of Canada Alaska and fh,
arctic feaiona rbs VI e..lf
AuHuaf tR
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naiias tau liu Response. 60 an
Invitation orn1 lhe Hearst club Al, bal.
las Hon " r. Ntsagst now iu A-xi
ee Htftt ~ fsrF @sn that u pes.
STOLE hs wN stop over tu Dallas or
hts Say east eHf 80 the r.ab. a#st.
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r FIGHT DUEL
Done 70 Settle Question o. the Pos
session % q Lover.

session % = Lover.
CITY - Mexico Jam 1.-two gfris
name" Ntcola~a F1iFside and Francis.
ca lueH's. rivals iu love. decided IA
settle 'h~ question ~ possession ~
ih~if lower bS "a duel snd met m -
field lu lhe suburb - ths city and
fought with knives This flixalIe girl
wa~ stabbed five lines aud fatally IN.
iufed Tbs sarsltinE duslgst hs. Seen
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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-30
NOTICE Of CONTRACTORS

NOTICE 10 hsreby given that bids
for ths building Of Hospital in Pom
GO, at Warrington Heights, will be
received until 8 p. m, on April 9th
next.
Plans, specifications, and other
documents may be sesn st the cfflce
of Mr.. Manuel Domsntch Msrina No.
Is, tbs supervising architect Of ths
work, who will furnish oil necessary
information TO prospective bidders.
All bids must be made out on The
blank to bs furnished by ths architec'.
All bids must be accompanied by
. deposit or . certified check for Two
hundred and fifty (s250) dollars, which
will be forfeited II the final guarantee
10 not furnished OF III, proper time.
The deposit OF unsuccessful bid :
ders will be returned to them as soon
90 tha bids have bsen passed upon.
The Hos pital Committee reserves
the right to refuse any and ell bids,
Bids should be addressed to
Fernando Toro,
See'y to Hospital Committee,
Ponce, P. r.
Ponce, P. R., March %, 1908.
By the Committee,
FERNANDO ToRO,
Secretary.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-30
cRED|T0 Y AHORRO PONCEaQ

L. Junta dc gobierno, on "a ss
sion do 23 de Mario dc 1905, scord6 a
iar dsfnitivamente los dfas del sfi7
On que el Banco no SO abrir4, , los
dfas ca que solo permanecsr& alberto
durante los horas laborables de 10 ma
ffana. he aquf 10 relsci6p:
Dias en- que el estableeimiento nc
20 abrir&: Enero 10 ADO Nuevo. Enc
70 s dfa dc Reyes. Febrsro "a Nata-
licio de Warrington. Viernes SAnto
Mayo 30 Decoration Day. Julio 1 10
dependencia ie los Estados Unidos
Julio rs llegsda de las tropas ameri
csnss, Diciembre 8 La Purfsims Cc n
cepci6n. Dleiembre IL La Guadalupe
Dleiembre rs NAtividad del s, Gor.
El establecimiento solo estG abier
| - dursnte las b h1ras laborablss de |,
maaa On los dies siguientes:
Mario % Abe ollei6n dc Ia Esclavi
tud. Jueves Santo. Sspsiembre, La
Dor Day. Noviembre 10 Fiesta d
todcs los Santos. Thanksgiving Day
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-30

NO. de 10 <PlaEA de las Delicias.s
r. una obra vsrdaders ments busns,
y por ella merees nusstros pl&esmes sl
ssaor arquitscto do 10 municipalidsd.
-Cumplen eondena en- el Dsp6sito
Municipal 81 hombres y muierss.
Ell domingo habrk simulaero do
bomberos.
Aver fu6 qusmado , enterrado
por 10 Sanidad nm eaballo CON muer-
mo, propiedad do dona Natividad Bsr.
nard viuda de Psrsi.
En- brsvs 90 instalarAn On el
Hospital sTricochss los inodoros dc
que carece.
-Esta tarde 90 reuns 10 juntA dc
gobierno del Hip6dromo para tratar
ssuntos eoncernisntes & 10 inaugurs-
ci6n del de San Juan.
Ell sefor Morell Campos trata
de estab'ecer squf un sal6n do oonfe-
rsncias, consigao & 10 administrsei6n
del peri6dico do su propisdsd que
pronto vera 10 luz pdblies.
DE viernes & sGbsdo pr6ximo
llegsrk & esta eiudad proeedents do
E.tados Unidos, el distipguido hom'
bre pdoliso domiuieano, don Juan
Isidro Jimensz.
No 90 & 10 calle Copeordia sino
{ 10 calle Virsud ndmero o., donde ha
rasladado 80 ofcina nusslro amigo
el helmint6logo don Juan Pedro Raj.
diris.
-Por habsr sunplido 10 condeDA
de 40 dfas Que 10 feuron impusstos en-
IlA'Corts municipal, hs sido puesto sn
libertAd Felipe Borrego, do dusyani-
lie.
va estAn muy adelantados los
It-sbsios que % tfsetdsn On el piso dc
10 Plaza del Merssdo, que induda BILE.
msnte ~, por sus condolences dc %.
pacidad y Arquitsoturs, 10 maior dc
Ia islA
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1906-03-30
AV|S0

Por Ia presente SO anurclA sl pG'
blico que 90 recibir6n proposicionei
para 10 construction de un Hospital
en- el sltio llamado Washington en- %.
tn ciudad hssta el dfa 8 de Abril pro.
xlmo q las ssis de 10 tarde.
Las proposicionss ssran rsdasta.
tsdas con srreglo q un modelo que d
sumiuistrspa oportunamente
Los interesados podrAn YER loi
planes, pliegos do eondiciones y de
mas documsntos en- la ofcinA de dor
Manuel Domsnech. Marina NJ Is
quien serl el Arquitscto director d.
los obras.
Toda proposition dsberk venil
acompaaada de un der6sito do dos
cientos cincusnta dollars ts260) que eI
licitador sgraciado perder& sim cons
tituyere 10 fanss defnitIva oportuna'
ments. A los dem&s licltadores u
devoiver& dieho dep6sito.
ri Comite del Hospital 90 reservs
el derecho de rechszar cualquiera
todas las proposiciones.
Diriiause les proposiciones a dor
Fernando Toro, Secretsrio del Conf.
te del Hospital, Ponee, P. r.
Ponce, P. r., Mario 10 de 1905
Por el Comite. -FERNANno ToRc. -
Secretario.