The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
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as, and that exhibitors should send
only at the proper time and in such
condition as will present them on ex-
hibition tables at their best. The
bananas were shrunken, soft, discolOr
ed, of poor flavor, while [ saw On the
stands at the market the finest kind
coming from Central America, good
color, firm and good flavor.
Some small fruits, with one excep-
ton all Strawberries, have been placed
on the Maryland tables, and on those
of the Norfolk and Southern Railway,
from Virginia. There was one plate
Of Lucretia dewberry that looked es-
pecially fine, as did the Gaudy straw
berry, these from Virginia. Is there
no strawberry grower in Florida who
can yet send up at least two plates of
some late variety, SO the state will
have recognition?
The strawberry season for Mary
land is about over, though once in a
while a few plates of Gaudy are
shown on the tables. The following
paragraph I clip from one of the
morning papers about them:
"Maryland strawberries are the CEN
tire Of attraction at the States Exhibit
Palace. The feature of the Maryland
horticultural exhibit is the great show
Of magnificent strawberries. The
finest berries are exhibited by A. T.
GOldsbOrOugh, Wesley Heights, D. C..
The varieties-Taft, Outlander, Bat
tenburg, Calgary, Fuigima and Colds
borough, all seedlings being originat-
ed by Mr.. Goldsborough, were Of ex
ceptlonal size, the majority Of the ber-
ries measuring from three to seven
inches in circumference, and weighing
from two to five ounces"
In order to add that none of these
are ever likely to reach the Catalogue
pages, single bunch of each was ex-
hibited. 1t is true they were Of
abnormal size, and I might add Of
abnormal shape and no pronounced
flavor sufficient to stamp them as
worthy of further experimentation or
classify among established varieties.
There are plenty of we'll established
varieties now in the lists printed. At
the same time Mr.. Go1dsborough de-
serves credit for the time and care
he is giving to developing new varie-
ties.
When in a city or large town I
have never seen before, [ always look
I'D the market place as being one of
special interest, where all the products
Of the soil in their season should be
found In Norfolk the market house
is in two buildings, one of brick, in
which the butchers cater to the wants
Of their customers, and show neat,
clean stalls and Ahoice cuts of meat
There are some s\alls devoted to live
poultry, and here Tue fresh fish stands
should be found, bNt they are not, as
they occupy part oNQne of the three
sections Of which thu fruit and vege-
table market is CO Spposed. Here
every variety of vegetS SP1es I saw dis
played temptingly ON stands that
opened to the sidewalks\ against which
the truckers wagons and carts stood,
and in the interior [ noticed pineap-
pies, small, retailing at 10 and IS
cents, and in the morning I went
through the market, a carload of
watermelons had come in from some
point in Florida the first carload
shipment, though 7 was told that
some had come up in barrels during
the previous week. They retailed at
30 cents and were very fine specimens
Judging from the desp1ay of vege-
tables. truck farmers do not ship
everything North and neglect home
trade. I was we'll repaid for the early