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 .14-" .tai&ed> ,sufficient to spray the water.' A the zenith to an angle of. '45 :to the Often'you will have to leave.little else orange belt), Tahiti limes, lemons,
 '*;:;,,.ain'pipe-Ieads from the pumping station .; horizon, or to ascend from' this angleto than stubs. It depends on how badly grape'fruit, twelve varieties of persim-
 ., been Ftarved., be the mons five or six varieties of pineapples 
 "",:;; : through the field tobe, irrigated, the zenith in 40 minutes with uniform they have; May ,
 .. :{;.: and from this l laterals' run;to the,.edge speed, and during the ascent. or roots rare covered witk, :)t-knot, but four varieties of bananas,
 & -::iofrthe; .,field,and on these lateral, pipe? : descent to ,make eight complete cir I cut them back and giye them enough and peaches, which are mostly of the
 .err i .hydrants are placed at convenient dis cuits, the main purpose would be accomplished to eat, I don't care wHat so it,is'food China strain-the Peento and its seed
 \ ...:tances. for the tree. It mush: somethingthat lings, the Bidwell, early and late, im.

 ,With 6-inchmain: 4-inch lateral The motion to the nozzle could ,, as Liebig says, will "create in proved, Peento, also Reeves' Mammoth -
 of be either by a our soil an artificial atmosphere of and Angel-four varieties of
 i;, aid 3 inch.hose, and a pressure, 130pounds probably imparted
 : ... water can ,be thrown: from,an. spring or by a weight, or by waterpower carbonic acid gas andini onia." mangos, guavas,' rubber and camphortrees
 ;;: ;!: inch ,and,a quarter nozzle, too feet, obtained from a: small orifice in I am believing tobacco: stems one loquets or,Japan medler plums,
 ; :_ .and,a circular'area 200' feet in diameter the side of the nozzle or hose., In of the very best "store" fertilizers for thirty to forty varieties of roses and
 ',4 V ;' can,be irrigated without.,changing watering orange trees, it. would be the peach. It may,be a little lacking lilies, dates, palms, Australian oaks,
 ;,,' the location of the nozzle;.. But to do necessary to raise the aparatus 12 ,tc in potash, as the peach, that great big Sisal hemp, three or four varieties of
 .: this the nozzle? must be,;held at an 15.feet above the ground, and it shouldbe seed, takes a deal ,of'gotash.( ; The. cactus, .eucalyptus, two varieties of
 angle; of 45 to ,the horizon, and so constructed that ,it :could be peach also,needs:frequent plowing., It cassava, etc. .
 ,' moved around at that angle This fastened to the op. of a' post placed in must have it, and lets us not forget At the first of April, 1888, the firm
 .: distributes the water over a circular the ground at tHe:center of each circuit .. that we get peaches and:all other fruits grafted some Niagaras and Delawareson
 nozzle through the"disciplineTof difficulties." some wild stock of the so-called
 strip 16 feet wide., The must to be irrigated.If
 then be'raised:so.that. the outer limit somebody will invent and construct JAMES MOTT,. in Halifax Journal. Barnes grape; and in Jui t, J89-one
 and months ibm the date of
 of the .water will fall 16 feet nearer an apparatus, not too costly year two
 the Jnozzle: ; a circuit of the nozzle .at that will do this work, a good demand the grafting-the, Niagaras had fifteen
 this angle irrigates another strip inside will.be found for it at once, with probably 'TIle VineYatrd. bunches of fine fruitper vine, weighing 
 continued the increased demand in seven pounds,, which ripened per
 I. the'first This is;. ; nozzle a largely .
 S. TROY in "; fectly, and the Dejawares had five
 -:.. being elevated, and moved more the near future.-DANJEL ,
 i South Florida.
 Grape Growing. *
 bunches but did
 also, they not ripen
 : :' rapidly ateach: circuit until.the nozzle Scientific. American. -
 .:,.points to the zenith when in ,a, few .'.-* In 1890 we visited these j gentlemen, early enough to give any. estimate of
 .,.. moments the .ground, immediately Peach Oultur. Messrs.- Haynes, Young& Bailey,,and their weight..
 -around it receives the water.' It requires In ,the last number of your paper, were: greatly pleased with their evi After perusing the above, including
 .with pipes, hose and nozzle, I you mention Mr. Lund's, peaches. dent fruit'and grape growing progress. the 'testimony of 'Professor Dubois,
 such as I have described,.about 40 From what you :say I judge he is one They subsequently wrote us, under the readers of the Vineyardist can form.
 minutes to distribute 9,000 ;gallons of of the yery few men here in Florida date',of Feb. 24th, 1890, giving us a pretty correct opinion of "grape
 'I:r water (one-third of an inch over the that is, using.good sense enough in the some' interesting points jn regard to growing in Southern-Central Florida,"
 ,entire, surface) on the circular area 200 culture of his trees to give them plenty their grape culture, which we will and it hardly seems incumbent on us,
 ",J Meet in diameter. The Distribution is of plant food for the growth of the utilize'for the purposes-.of this article. on the strength of two flying visits in

 very uniform, and the 'water is so, tree, to keep it in health and vigor;; April ist, 1886, .they. ;,planted 100 midwinter, to ..express very positive
 disease which if and'allowed two bunches to opinions on the subject, "founded on
 ,<;sprayed as notto injure the tenderest enough to ,overcome Niagaras,
 vegetation. "With; the ordinary sprinklers -, it has that, it is more\sure to produce remain on each vine -that summer, personal observation." We are,.how
 now in use it?. is easy to irrigate' fruit here than in any section of my which ripened perfectly in July. ever, of the opinion that in order to

 the small spaces left between the car. acquaintance. About March 1st, 188ij! !hey planted insure permanent success, the vineyards -
 :; cles. But the labor of holding the Peaches/were a failure here' last'sea anoiJer zoo. of Niag s;; also Con should be located as high as
 nozzle is expensive. The ,man gets son', the only time since't the Peentocame cords, Delawares; Empire State, Pock- possible on pine land; and the low

 't;wet in spite ,of gum, suits,.and.he not "to ,us, some twelve years ago, lington, ,Salem, Walter, Noah. Martha muck lands, that may be well adapted
 .' only requires' wages above: ordinary and a larger portion,of.those'who: had Rebecca, Duches :and 25 or 30 to.other'purposes; should be avoided.
 ". labor, which is here worth$i per day, planted, the trees condemned them ,other varieties-native and foreign Grapes can endure dry soils and
 ,..;.but hei is frequently made, .sick. with that old curse, "Peaches are a for experimental work. The Niagaras drought much better than an excess
 We need an apparatus at will do failure ihere, I have tried," and let planted in 1886,.- fruited, and of moisture. Should an attempt be
. 0.; ,this work of holding the nozzle automatically them'go to. starve in,our shiftless sand l, averaged 'three pounds to the vine. made to use the muck lands, the hu-
 and threw them all the other varieties set were midity would probably result in destructive .
 something that; .will move or many dug them up Nearly ,
 trees Corfamily overcome by the excessive' heat of fungoid diseases; and it will
 ,: :the nozzle, 'around at an angle of 45 out, not leaving l enough so
 ;'. at a regulated speed; then elevate l the use. 0, what a bore to 'see that ''season, and other! causes, that require years of experience yet to "
 ;jj r i .nozzle to say, say 53, move around. people do so foolishly 1 I A neighbor they died out-asprqbj ij bly they would' make' choice of the varieties best
 *' with increased speed at that angle,. near, me has zoo trees,. and while_ theyare not ,have done ,so, generally in more adapted to the different sections of
 ". then elevate it to say 60, .e'tc.jox; : the not quite ,dead, they are looking favorable,years t: the State. Of our Northern varietiesthe
 From April 28th .to&ay 8th, 1888, Niagara seems the best adapted to
 movement might begin with' the nozzle better than could be expected, 'as they
 pointing to the zenith and then have had no food except the little they planted five acrei-pf; : .two,year old Central-Southern ,Florida; and it may
 : descending in constantly widening the natural soil could give them and Niagaras (probably tn'qse previbusly be that.certain of,,the foreign varieties

 ,... circles until it reached an angle'of 45,' no peaches. The planter, a day planted were .two-yearblds). Those on further experimental trial will be
 '; that, J being the point at'*which the since, said it,was,no .use to try to raise planted in,1886 fruited; 'giving about found ,well, suited to the climate and
 greatest projection is obtained. ,Itt Reaches:; and,my trees, only: a. mile five,pounds tp the vin ., The ,Niagaras soil-some at one, locality and. some
 would be better, ,to'have, each circuit away, the,same varieties and .planted planted' ,in 1887 aba fruited,,.yield at others.
 .'laude with the nozzle at;the same elevation the same season, are loaded with fruit, ing,about two pounds 36 the vine. ,In The time of early ripening, which
 :: during the.entire.circuit; but it the,trees.are pictures of I health,and I 1889 the first ripe fruit pn the Niagaras is ahead of California, is exceedingly
 would answer all I practical purposes am looking for a very fine crop.I was June nth.: On; the 21St of favorable to Florida grape growing;;
 s have the nozzle moved along: spiral used to raise peaches in the Southwest June (this does not sound much like and,will doubtless stimulate them In
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 .-. inclined plane at, a uniform, ,speed, There: we got a full crop once our climate) was shipped{ the fiat making persistent efforts to overcome
 with the ;angle' of inclination so ad- In five yeers. I think that, is about fruit of yines ,planted F.ia: 1886-ten, allobstacles; thereby to increase the
 ..juetedthat. the,time required for each the rule in Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri pounds per vine. The,vines planted permanent success of,the industry.-
 ,circuit'of the nozzle would.be in proportion : and Georgia. In Delaware, m 1888 j just. thirteen' months from ,We have no words of discouragement ':
 _. to the area to be. watered.during .- Maryland and New Jersey,.the average: planting i -bore, 1,800, ,;pounds! ,-on 900 to offer, and while realizing that thevocatio.n
 in three. vines and sold in $ew,York ,city for is beset with difficulties and
 :the circuit For example, ,only a Is.a .little better, one year .. ,
 in the belt thirty cents pound-or $540. dangers, in Florida-as it also is eve r
 .., few seconds would be: required ,when Up in Michigan, peach per
 ),. the BOuie,points to the zenith to water along the lake shore, under the influence January 20,1890' they:planted 2,000twoyear rywhere-we ad"iseour Florida breth-
 ,the small area on which, the waters of that large body of. water, old Niagara; which they reminded ren of the profession to post them-
 j ''WOHldffall.! A'little longerjtime: ,would .peaches used. to "hit every year," but us were. ,.growing finely :whenwe selves thoroughly all the known
 <,be required :to, water the,:area which: now the crop is more uncertain; and were, there., 'They also: planted conditions of scientific culture, and
 ;) would ,be reached .when>, .the nozzle pet here in Florida, trees that. ,I saw 260 White Diamond-7-a: new bra pe the remedies for the diseases incident
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 cj'aade"a" circuit.atianangleof..850: ,. still two or three bushels'of fruit on two that promises well forPFlorida: : in being there, as elsewhere, more or less to
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 more when it made a circuit at an an- pears ago have been.grUbb d out!bemuse a: little earlier thai. *the Niagara, the vine; and we, wish them a success
 p ffle-v of 80, and,the .area..wate d by, they failed, to bear last season.Now .. which will lengthen l the'' fruiting sea- In grape culture equal to that promised ,
 nozzle at.an.angl being I have this to say. You who son. in the{ many other fruit! growing: ,I
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 kL. ;the<,largest,' the longest time would,,be have trees that from, any cause have, This_;firm,.in addition/to its successful interests of tfyeir semi-tropkal State-
 i", xeqairtd.for that circuit, been t neglected, may be.,the. tops are grape culture\ has. under, ,cultivation whose measureless resources and possibilities 
 twelve different i varieties oforanges are, as yet, J but imperfectly
 dead
 limbs
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 If.the. was so'adjusted as lying, ends of :
 /i: :to, cat &ethe apparatus aoale' ...* .to,.descendj from them back,joJ; clean,,,healthy _wood. '(being,J in the heart of the understood.fl .-YifU7 : t. .

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