658 
Supplement  to  the  “ Tropical  Agriculturist."  [March  2,  1896. 
badly  affected  slioiild  be  rooted  up  and  burnt,  and 
that  tlie  same  soil  should  not  be  again  used  for 
tomato  culture.  If  avoidable,  organic  manures 
should  not  be  used.  Charcoal  is  said  to  be  good 
for  keeping  the  soil  sweet,  and  lime  assists  in  pre- 
venting the  drooping  dise.ase  as  caused  by  either 
slime  or  sleepy  fungus.  “Fostite,”  a French  pre- 
paration of  talc  and  salts  of  copper,  has  proved 
effectual  as  a remedy  for  fnngrrid  di.sease  incidental 
to  the  tomato.  Green  coj)peras  applied  to  the  land 
while  fallow  is  also  recommended. 
F.  Alberts,  proprietor  of  Moulton  Hill  vineyard 
two  miles  south  of  Cloverdale,  has  for  many  yea''s 
been  experimenting  on  a process  for  tlie  manu- 
facture of  a syrup  from  grape  juice,  ami  has  at 
last  succeeded  in  producing  the  article  desired. 
Last  season  he  manufactured  nearly  ‘25,000  gallons 
of  this  syrup.  Its  uses  are  manifold.  It  is  o.x- 
cellent  for  sweetening  wine  and  .vliisky,  thus 
taking  the  place  of  cane  syrup,  wliich  is  not 
so  desirable  for  that  purpose.  The  syrup  is  also 
used  as  a substitute  for  honey  and  cane  syrup. 
This  invention  will  be  beneficial  to  tlio  wine  trade 
as  it  yearly  withdraws  grapes  eciuivalent  to 
250,000  gallons  of  wine.  — <S'o!«  liosa  Republican. 
It  is  reported  that  most  of  the  Florida  orange 
groves  have  been  destroyed  by  frost.  The  orange 
industry  in  I’Torida  was  of  the  annual  value  of 
nearly  a million  sterling.  Tliis  failure  has  led 
growers  to  think  of  starting  cultivation  in  Jamaica 
and  tlie  Bahamas.  It  is  said  that  during  1895 
only  100,000  boxes  of  oranges  were  shipped  from 
Florida  instead  of  5,000,000  boxes ! 
We  have  to  acknowledge  with  thanks  the  receipt 
of  cojiies  of  The  Suf/ar  Journal,  The  Barbados 
Af/ricultural  Gazette,  The  Central  A frican  Planter, 
The  .'{(jricultural  Gazette  of  Cape  Colony  ; and  of 
local  |)ublications,  Thi  Ceylon  Forester,  Our  Boys, 
The  St.  Thomas'  Colleye  Mayazine,  Ihe  Ceylon 
Commercial  News. 
