FLORIDA 



different regions vary considerably. Among those 

 adapted to western Florida we have Alexander, Early 

 Cream Elberta Florida Crawford General Lee Im- 

 per al and Powers Septembei For eastern Florida — 

 Angel B Iwell s Lite C 1 n Fer 1 1 H i e Im 



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Pineapples find their most congenial habitat on 

 scrub land. Soil from pineapple fields contains a large 

 percent of sand and insoluble matter —as high as 98 

 per cent The land mi t I e well dra ned f ree f i om any 

 Stan ling water eve 1 r tl e riiny season The most 

 extensive p ne 1 1 ' 1 ite 1 on the sin 1 h lis 



near the co t II 1 of the \ egetit on an i 



physical con 1 I I 11 rd nes i essent ally 



tl at of the scr 1 1 I I or The slit she Is or 



pineapple she 1 1 1 tr ctp 1 to ft rl a 1 alf 



shade serve a good p rj ose 



1 nl -Thi f 



h no k li 1 r ell 1 ne 1 high 

 d 1 t n^ flat wo lb Ian 1 It is 1 etter 

 e ei tern in 1 central than to so 1 

 f 11 V r et es do well n w 



I FI r li nl nl r tf 

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JMuIberries will grow on hammock or good quality of 

 flat woods land in all sections of the state. The following 

 varieties have given good crops: Downing, Hicks and 

 Stnhbs. Pomegranates make a more or less ornamental 

 frviit. Acid, Purple and Sweet do well in western, east- 

 ern and central Florida. Pecans do best on low ham- 

 miic-k land, especially in webtnrn Florida. They succeed 

 well in eastern and central Florida, but have not been 

 iiirioiiiK-ctl uitii simtheru Florida sufficiently to permit 



-The growing of this crop is con- 

 ti rhi-ient and reasonable transportation, 



li III. Ml HI f he placed upon the market promptly 

 It is «,,itlili-s The de^elippment of this industry is, 

 tbi'ivfore. cipincident with th.it of efficient and reason- 

 able railroad trauspdrt.ition. Probably nine-tenths of 

 the fields of the state aie planted on moist flat-woods 

 land, or what is loi-ally known as gall-berry flats. Such 

 land is cleared and thoroughly drained by means of 

 open ditches. On such land strawberries begin to ripen 

 in .famiiry and continue until May or .Tune if properly 

 ciilti\ It. .1 th..ii.'h the season of profltnblp shiiniipnt 

 ni I III I.. \.. lid the middle ot \i.i-il. r.s,„-,-iMlly 



III I iti.r cars, so cunstiu.'!. .1 tlmt th.' !.■.• 



< I I I It entering the car. k.-.piiiL: tli.' iipiirt- 



n.n' I Ml II. I l.\ -..me railroads on express trains. The 

 pi Mits II. ii-ii ill\ set out every year, in August, Sep- 

 t. mill V .111.1 ( I. t.iher, and bear a good crop the following 

 spring. The most successful strawberry growers con- 

 tinue to cultivate a portion of the old field to secure 

 new plants to be used the following fall for planting out 

 the new field. Clbud, Newnan, Lady Thompson and 

 Wilson do well in western, eastern and central Florida. 



In summer the 

 lats re luce the amo mt of 

 unshine that reaches the 

 lants and co e luently 



the 



structure 

 be nt, tl e roof 



IS made of boar Is or slats fastene 1 

 so as to leave an opening between 

 the boai Is or slats equal to tl e 

 space covered by them These varj 

 in s ze from a common plaster ng 

 lith to boar Is i nche w le The 



he ght of the cover ng al o e the ground va es f om 6 



' n 10 The mo t exten e fields 



hi li S iller ireas have been 



Hort cultural : 

 of Florida 



feet to nrely i 

 ire located 

 plante 1 u 

 tect 1 I 1 

 thit I 

 or 1 1 



for 

 plant 



Tl 



rl all of these are jro- 



I 1 Is be ng so constructed 



pletelj The islands 



1 eccia form one of the 



I I 1 1 tl e low fer- 



1 than 



ount 



Tlyl 

 The 

 ler- 



1ft t 1 possi- 



f neapple g ow ng n Flor da 



d U for local ma kets but 



al le e enue to a nu nber of 



e t 1 lapted to them s a low, 



sucl so 1 as 

 Bira^oi (RelJima ca), 

 end h Collen Hart Cho e an 1 Or noco ( Horse 

 Bana i ) a e leal n,^ a et e n s uthern Fl r da 

 C A A —The g iva la atti n 1 cons denl le im- 



portin e th ugh 

 s vel Planti 

 state but the g 

 iell\ is collect 1 

 nat e growth 

 fert le so 1 tl t 

 brecc a s a fa 



t cult ite 1 exten- 

 ous port ons of the 

 . 1 n cann ng anl for 

 > 1 or from or g nally 

 es grow well n any 

 Fert le so 1 o coral 

 Id guavi The most 



