The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1914-06-26
FlOR|DA'S GIGANTIC
CAMPHOR PLANTATION
Is the Subject of a Letter to
the New York Press
from Palatka

I Following letter to the Editor of TIM
New York Press:
Under he heading of Florida Nigh
Raise Camphor And Break Japanes,
Monopoly, l note The Press say:
that c. y. Munson of Brooklyn re
. Gentry returned from trip to Flori
. da, where ne went to investigate the
. possibilities Of raising camphor tree:
. = the South. and of starting an in.
. dJsCgy that would remove this cour.
, Try from the dependence upon Japan
, II this respect. You say he report
, "a ms research work revealed that
, certain parts OF the South We : het-
=, 81 a~arC51 70 camphor growing than
nose regions from which the entire
supply e the article NOW comes. lie
---EGr says there Is u 0~ase-- ore
'su.GGor C-ee nursery IN Florida cnl-
distributes several thousand young
-rees yearly. oGt IN practically 10 III
stance are these u-ii.Eaa il the man
fracture O. camrhOr.
Lee me say III reply that there is
/ - Gouo- about the possibilities -
rowing camphCr tres in Florida.
. Zine specimens o. the tree can he
ser in all PARTS Of tire state. II IS i
-aG-G grower. ar3 win leaves Of va-
[ ry.cE shades Of green during the
/ liEerent seasons is most attractive
and /. can well De classei with the
mary orEameGcals OF the State.
/ do not know where Mr.. Nu.s-n
,arr:eG or his researches. but Il he
nd passed through Sa-Suma Heights,
/ Putnam County. Florida. he could
nave seen from the windows OF the
,arS on the Atlantic Coast Line Trans
2 vast acreage Of tawrhor trees. the
Development Of which has cost hun
ireiS of thousands Of dollars, and
where last winter Prot. Richtral
manufactured over ten thousand
pounds Ct camphor.
The Jara-eSe seem 70 have knowl-
edge Of the existence Of this camphor
plantation. as it has been visited at
Different times by inCu,Sitive gentle
men from the Flowery Kingdom. The
Company operating -c.s important
industry. is represented by Prof. W
.. Rich-maGE. tormer.y OF the l. S
Department Of Agriculture. aTi ITier
his direction last winter. 500 acres
Of new trees were sc: out and the
nursery contains hundreds OF thouS-
arts Of Young trees. which means
continued expansion q the plaItG-
yion, now covering upwards Of 1000
acres.
The existence OF his camphor
farm is known throughout Florida,
and We cannot understand where Mr..
NunSon travelled when in the STATE.
Had ne inquired Of the Bureau OF
Plant Industry Of the Agricultural
at Washington ne could
have found out. as the officials could
have told him about II besides many
interesting things aboI. camphor.
You say that Mr.. NuEson would
.a-ion in Florida, For his into--
nation and for YOUR readers. allow
Tie 70 say the gigantic campho-
plantation IS already here and young :
.yees ear De had from nearly a.. the
nurseries. \ visit - this plantation
; one q interest, and Sa-sGula !
---.-r-s being near Pa!aESa. car BE
sas..y reached.
A. all We. posted citizens Of Flo
Ga know. the l&.a4 States pa---.- (
net u A--..-.-.re has - severn, .
-=--s maintained IT, his Safe : s-l- d
ion -o~ experimental work C- he ]
--,---5-c.&. production q ca--EG-- :
rugs, and esse-,.a. ois This S-A- +
len : = Orlando under charge = ~
'-ot. 3. L. True ard :. {. Hood. Sew .
"a. bulletins nave been issued By j
GsSe experts or camphor and oils :
nom various fruits and plants. Q
There IS probably no State where p
he cultivation Of 50 many species o.
crGQC,lc plants and experimenting T
BESIDES the regular experiment sta 4
ion a. Gainesville. there IS the oil &
nd drug station Al Orlando. the plant a
,-rocIc-!o- station At Brnoksville. .
le Cropica. fruit station a. Miami and q
ne for foliage plants a. Goethe. The 5
--a-ll station. originally establish c.
! for ca-ph0- work. mas enlarged is
,ore unit. i has under cultivation i
ore than fifty species and varie- "
= q plants yielding the eSSer-ia. D,
Is Of commercial, Importance. c,
T-s manager q the Car.phor farm "
which ! refer plants the trees IN n
,wS and the campho- is made from in
e trimmings. / has q well eq-ipD- Of
Gis-...e-y and camphor IS made VI
ON the leaves and twigs by the ri,
-I.4r process Of steam iiStll.a-ioI. az
IL green trimmings WELD about thir- H,
pounds Of ca-Cro- 20 the ton and Of
on, SIX 70 eight Of trimmings can e
secured 70 the acre by TWO cut "
rs each year. The bulletins - Er
II tl-t--- - -s-v. -~--
{ department a. Washington will "a
" interested parties many details. III.
Il addition 70 caTpEOr. lemon grass Of
4 chronicle grass. as well as law wa
der and perre-we-t. can Dc profit te,
y produced ii This State. Here Is no
field Tor Mr. Nu-son. Or others. an
4 besides these. very little : be rv-
: done II Florida. one Of the lar Ito
5. citrus growing regions in the ".
RID. 70 produce citrus oils. extracts ror
/ essences. Of which not less than
million and q half dollars worth is
1Ially imported.
In this connection il might De %
crest 70 say that more than 2QO On
Ids Of trees useful in nla1ufac lures, 20
Nv in Florida, o-e-half more than MI
any other state Two trees not ear
2wE elsewhere in the world. grow ing
our State, probably survivals Of Coi
early age. having disappeared in %.
s- parts Of the earth Mr.. Nun sur
could have secured q list OF our
Is by making proper inquiry. a
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