0 THEIR


TROPICAL FRUITS.


for the oil which is distilled from the rind, and known to
chemists and in the trade as "oil of bergamot."
 THE FIG.-This delicious fruit grows with remarkable
vigor and thrift in all portions of the State. It is quite
hardy, bears in the third year, produces large crops, and
is a profitable fruit, requiring little care or expense. It


Tun Fro.


very closely resembles the quince-tree of the North, in ap-


pearance.
furnishes a
only needs
If figs can
anywhere o
it has been


A simple preparation of figs by boiling in sirup
most palatable and wholesome preserve that
to be known to become a universal favorite.
be prepared for a lucrative market by drying
n earth, it can be done in Florida; and though
done but little as yet, it is certain to be one of


the industries of the future.
 THE OLIVE.-With the exception of a few trees grown
for ornament, this most valuable tree has not been culti-
vated in Florida. That it will succeed and produce large
crops is undoubted, judging from the few specimens now