Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-04-13

fresh ripe date fruit ~ SO rlch and deli
cioush that il simply j. not possible to
make its value realized without demon
,Straiing aN trial. for il i. 80 highly APP
prcciatcd. even in California. that fresh
dates Of best sorts. from the desert see
tiOn-f0r the date does not succeed in
other sections of that Statc->cll a. -
cents a pound.
There j. not the slightest doubt of the
success Of the date here. nor has there
been since | first found a. many fine d.tc
palms in this city. and throughout this
section. needing only the artificial pol
%lcnation that ! applied "a many Of them
They were barren till then. for lack only
of pollcnati0n. Seven wears Of repeated
demonstrations are now added finally. re
rchtly ~ tie 4. :. department of aeri.
culture. aud there are no more needed.
Date palm trees should he planted by
thousands. ia all this section. but partic-
ularly in this ciiv. till Brownsville shall
have become Il city of date palms. famous
for that n for her charms of climate in
winter. a we'll grown date pain such
* MANY in this city. will produce 100 to
800 pounds annually. Why should not cv-
cry owner of house grounds. plant dates
trees for their beauty. for their surpasS-
inglv delicious fruit. for profit. and for
the fame of the city? The process az pol
l%cnation j. simple. easy and inexpensive
The date comes To fruit production at
remarkably early age here. In other date
countric, il bears al about 10 years from
seed. hut her ~ I to > wears. and some
times even ~ , years. Trees that are al
ready = or | wears in nursery. will some
times produce fruit here in u year after
planting. II well cared for. | have al Las
PalmaS. more than 300 date trees bearing
az 1 wears old.
The grape j. also 4 valuable scmi-tro
IT, fruit the success of which is beyond
the Wild guessing indulgcd in a few wears
AGO. But they. as proven now in almost
mumbcrlcSS instances. must be grated
ON resistant roots. such rs champini mus
tant . Black Spanish. etc. if we want the
choice so-callcd California varieties. and
expect them 10 live more than three or
four wears. Rcfcrcnc Ia my ~articlS i'm The
Herald. will show that this was made
plain when horticultural development be-
gan here some wears ago. and il is well
worth while to 10 this. for not only are
these varieties the richest and most deli
ciouS in the world. but the grapes Of this
NfutuNNNN ifAdN NiAIti HldllIN ~ uu'H
earlier than those If anv other section of
the United States. I o q weeks that they
command big prices. and are therefore.
very profitable. Only the white. or golden
varieties should he chosen: aud they must
he SPRAYED twice in Spring with bordeaux
mixture Ia prevent black rot The
lunches should hc sacked. a. the birds
like them. and We must not destroy the
birds. or We shall suffer"
referring Ia aquacatcS Mr.. Stiles calls
attention 10 the fact that this splendid
and nouriShing fruit can bc also of known
character. Seedlings are unccrtaiL. n 10
MI characteristics in Ill fruits. Seeding
anuacatcs seldom. if ever. produce till
! io ~ wears. and ~ then the trees are
tna large 10 hr artificiallv protected. or
sheltered Nv walls. etc. Besides seedlings
are nearl v~alwayS grown from frnit com
ing here from sections where there - 10
frost and are. therefore inherently ten
der. Grated aquacatcS trees. are. howcv-
or auitc dwarf. and can therefore. w.
lrasily protected Moreover. they produce
ahundantlv M !, wears and they are also
~ ha-ticr selection a. to variety. AMI
w. believes That Nv IN" use ~ certain w
%rirticS of GRATED anrirntS We shall vet
produce this splendid famou, fruit here