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it, on the same side of the avenue, which is located on higher ground, is doing better, while the one just on the opposite side of the street east of the Presbyterian church has come out remarkably well. For budded groves these trees have gone beyond the expectations of any one who saw them after the freeze. There are trees in them that will bear fruit next year. The last one mentioned was abandoned before the freeze, and no doubt but that its dormant condition when the cold spell came is what saved it.Mr. J. M. Parson’s place was next visited, and his trees seemed to have kept up a steady growth, and were looking promising, with a few exceptions. There was now and then a tree which a stranger would not know had ever been frozen, while perhaps the tree next to it in the same row was killed to the ground. This fact illustrated how peculiarly the cold traveled, or else the difference in the condition of the trees when the freeze came. We glanced into Mr. J. W. Griffin’s yard and found his trees doing remarkably well. He will have a few oranges if they do not drop before maturing. Mayor Richey's trees are doing nicely, and if they continue so till fall it will be hard to tell that they were ever frost bitten. Rev. Pierce’s place formerly owned by Mrs. Harlow, has some seedlings that are now holding their own with any trees in town, though they died bac'. considerably after having been pruned early in the spring. One Tangerine, which put out high up and looked promising at one time, has since died to the ground.Leaving that part of town, we visited Mr. George N. Clemson’s property, formerly the Governor SafLrd home place. The lemon trees were sprouting, and will soon be large enough to rebud, while the large oranges were looking tip-top. The sour bark has all been cut out of the latter, and by fall it will be difficult to detect in them any traces of the freeze. In the Seymour Thornton place the orange trees were coming out fairly well, and a grape fruit showed new sprouts quite high up; but those trees need attention—cultivating and pruning would not hurt them now.Mr. E. N. Knapp is one of the most fortunate men owning properly here. A visit to the grove surrounding his pretty winter villa facing Spring Bayou is a revelation to the writer, for while we have seen some goou-looking trees elsewhere, we were surprised a what we saw there. Some of his largeseedlings showed no trace of the freeze and had on them considerable oranges and one mandarin was equally as well preserved. We saw at least three trees there on which there was fruit.In the afternoon we visited the Fowler Grove. This is undoubtedly the best young budded grove in this section. About 250 trees are alive above the buds and many have formed large tops already, on which fruit will be made next year. The Russell grove adjoining it has some very promising trees in Jt. There is another j property in that vicinity which will be 1 an agreeable surprise to its owner when next he secs it. We refer to the old homeplace of Rev. L. S. Rader, now pastor of Trinity M. E. Church. Jacksonville. We saw Rev. Rader at his home on our way from the North and he spoke very discouragingly of his Tarpon property. If he will now come down and see how his place has recovered from the freeze, he will put a man at work immediately to give it the attention now needed. His trees are doing wonderfully well for budded stocks, and our Jacksonville friend has good reasons to be thanklul.The last lot of trees visited were on the home place of Mr. A. Sweetser; while last in number they were first in condition. Here is a place that can truthfully be said to be in the best condition of any property in town. Mr. Sweetser did not lose a tree, except: a small seedling, and that is now large enough to rebud. His seedlings are growing thriftily, and would show no signs of being nipped with the frost if the small dead limbs were removed. Considerable fruit may be seen on them. He has the only grape fruit tree in town that is bearing and he has sugar apples, mangroves and limes that are making wonderful strides.There are other places yet to be seen which will be mentioned next week; but after seeing what we have herein mentioned, we want to urge upon our readers North the fact that they may not hesitate to send people to Tarpon Springs and the west coast in general next winter to see thrifty orange groves and oranges.--West Coast Truth.Pear Blight and Plum Rot. Kdilor Parmer and Irrult-Grower :I see in the July 20th number of vour paper, page 458, under the heading of Bear Blight, that Mr. Taber does not fear that malady. I must admit that his treatment of it is effectual, judging from my personal observation. I put out five LcConte pear
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Jacksonville Florida Farmer and Fruit Grower
Jacksonville, Florida, US
Sat, Aug 10, 1895
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