The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-12-09

ciCu. MS Strip should be filled IN
after a few weeks. It serves ais d ven.
tilator, However, if there is danger
of frost or severe cold the entire bed
should be covered Immediately.
The cane should be banked while
wet II advantage is taken of rains
It Will be unnecessary to apply water
to it. Frosts usually follow rains in
winter. If the cane is banked. with
water on it, it will keep much better.
| South Florida farmers need not he'd
seed cane, but may plant it in the new
field directly. Many farmers prefer
to DO this since it saves them much
labor. This practice is commendable
where there is little or no danger of
freezes and where the rotation plan
permits it.
Why Waste Money?
| Annually thousands of dollars are
sent out of florida to northern MUIR
series for plants not. suited to Florida
conditions. This is done because the
plants advertised by these northern
nurseries are extremely cheap, and
many people think that rose is a
rose no matter where or how grown.
and the same with other plants. This
is not always true. Florida condi-
tons are peculiar and Florida nur.
serymen, through years of experience,
have learned what varieties are
adapted to our state.
The Rose as an Example
Let US take the rose as an example.
Practically all roses advertised by
northern nurseries are on their own
roots, merely rooted cuttings. Some
nurseries make special claim about
roses on their own roots as il it were
great advantage. 1t may be in
some places, but it is a tremendous
disadvantage. in Florida. The roots
of most roses are subject to severe
attacks bysroot=knot. To be a success
in Florida a rose must be grated or
root-knot resistant stock. This is the
practice followed by Florida nursery.
men. So it goes with many plants.
Peach varieties that do splendidly in
/, Georgia and northern states, are, as a
rule, failures in Florida.
True, some greenhouse plants. es-
pecially new and rare varieties, can
be imported from the north to adj
| vantage. But by far the greatest
amount of nursery stock brought in
from the north represents merely so
much money wasted. In addition to
the money lost there should be added
the time and effort wasted.
II Convincing Evidence
Listen to a quotation from a letter
received by the state nursery inspec-
tor from the proprietor of the Guar
anfy Nursery Company. northern
firm which states on its letterhead
that it guarantees its nursery stock.
| rOur business is all done by sales.
men and we employ no statesmen who
go as far south as Florida In fact,
we do not employ any men who go
farther than Virginia, but I find some
agent, think in Ohio, who has sent
in an order of two or three dollars
to be sent to a lady in your state.
| / suppose. should have notified you
of the fact but it was really over
looked.
Il am a student of natures fauna
and most every winter visit your
state. / have always felt that it was
too far south to ship much material
grown here. Some fruit trees do
fairly well but know our hardy per
ennial roses do not amount to any
thing there, as have been in every
part of your state"
This advice is certainly from dis
interested source and should be con-