A EMI- TROPIC (1 LIFO RXI. I. 
70 
SEMI-TROPIC 
FAILURE OF FL0RI0A ORANGES. 
. I WfcujJ, Fargo & Co., Willi their aocoa- 
a -| TT^AT)\TT \ • tometi liberality, which has gained for that 
^ ^ ()J_\^iS A-PjL "" r P" rotion t * ,t ' r, >sp n f>t and gratitude of I s. v. avturns. 
' I shipper* in Southern California for many j The telegraph reports that the orange 
~ AS ~ I years past, transported, free of charge, at tho|grov- s ,,f Florida have suffered much by re- 
ILL. JvTRATED LIONTHLY. j close ol the ( Iirus I h i r, one hundred hoses ; cent severe cold. From the accounts given, 
_ j fruit to the Fast, Where it will be placed j it is evident that the citrus region of Cali- 
Duvtnl Agrtn:H",r //. na/i ilu j ^ , !t c "'* ‘" ir r *"' ,nrt ** good.' fomia has never, eveu in the worst teueonal 
I he Exp ress^t.ompap)' deserves the thanks j experienced anything « tenth part 
"P”™ 
T frtnt: Sl.SO /»»■«- Annum. In AHrnnfc 
Orrica, Rooms » a 10 , Rakur Hi/s k 
AititrwM, - - GKO. RICK, Us Ai«tlN. <«L 
a bad. 
GEORGE RICE, - Emtob » 
n Pin 
OFFICIAL PAPER 
Mnnthrrn taUfnmln Uurtlrultnrnl ft; 
QfKICE, ROOM tia, », HAKKR ULOc’K, 
J. I>b H >rtii Snoiui...Prontocui 
H. K. W. Bsirr. ...Vine ftwHant. 
E.F. Si-bhck . . .Treasurer. 
Obu. ItrcB. ... Secretary 
Director*. 
J. F. Crank, a. B. Clark, 
J. H. SiriEu*, Ji K. w, Bkst, 
0. K. Fhom, j. ijy H.unu Suuun, 
T. C. Skvkimrck. 
- f - —r■ - iivavrrea me r.nnnivs nap .„ .. M „ . . „ n „ uu . 
of every person engaged ill hurl inn It nra 11 It Were the hig'iu ol cruelty to rejoice over 
puM.m* for its latest generous act, by the of the Florida oration growers, 
which our moat important industry la ben- and rbey will iloubllnM receive the svmpa- 
lines of the orange-growers of this State. 
. . , NtH-erthelcsa it is a plain duty to remark 
UUAi others have soul in praise of the that the misers of cituis fruits in CnlifOruitt 
_ j Citrus I'air would fill a large octavo y,,]. ne«d not elsewhere to bolter their prdiH. 
'li. | ume. The press throughout the Stale has i P" l;t “ Neither Australin, nor Italy, nor'~" s 
(said the kindest words about our eitrua e\- i J- 1 " 1 "' 1 •'•'■nda, nor Brasil, can produce a 
j position; and n the unanimous senti- , tha '* t ,M * la ' 8t budd *Hl groves 
J mem that the like w fl8 never Imforo wit- J nr . r re " l, u. I roteoted as the orange dis- 
'//. j nesserl in the United States. The Films “V* " l ,h,s S<aU ' are b y mountain ranges, 
| Fair wa> a. grand success, so far M the M 'P ar » , < d '" lc f «*m another, there is 
hil.it itself goen; financially h has fully met 1 , l' ro0 P t ‘°- t ll, “t either Cress of weather 
ilu; expectation of the inatiaBomfut, having ‘.’ r ,W'll ever shorten the whole crop, 
pairl n liberal premium list, „li espouses nmy wcur hnrn uwl there, 
_ — o.4 ' but it may truthfully he said that the orange 
I'lllli ill I Iblll. irnii. r...^ r 
| and left: a small bulanci 
n the treasury. 
OITRUB FAIR FIUAN0E8. 
Total receipts from all sources. Mny 10 
F x perinea—Fremi u um.$;j] 4 00 
Repairs «m I’avilinn,. .. 80 50 
l”” 1 '. 235 00 
1 GO 00 
.. ,,,y 11 uiiiiiiii v ue sum unit tlit- i 
mu. nf California in five years fnm 
wdl astonish our own citizens. Few men 
have any 0inception of the great number 
of trees not yet in hearing which tlm seini- 
tropu- counties nf California can ilispluy. 
Thk annual meeting of the members of | . GO 
the Horticultunil Society is called for 11 I t Y' H . ta ‘ ; • • • • .. IS uu 
<> clock A. si., Saturday.April ,'Hh at the ! p* ■ w 7 e: *P re8s ••• • • '^14(1 
pavilion. Important businsw wd| I f, r ' nt, "P “»« advertising. . d? fi(j 
e "* n,dii n m ILimJ... .. 1 .1 rtctp* a , 1 .. 13V 00 
One of th« ninat trying portions in the 
tvllrns J 'air ■» th»t nf <lic individual upon 
| "horn » impomti tin, duty of 
j ».» to sen e on the Mver ,| eo„, m itt e e s 
jpnmeJ to test rruil,. C„iic„| ur | v 
j this the e,iso in the nmlter of Ihe e.hilht „f 
BaUnce |in tronufy , . . , ® nl0 ‘' s 1111(1 hnies. No one seemoti to relish 
-L_ I* 1 ' | that hamjijet anil it „„ ren,.,k.hb h„„ 
KE80LDTI0B or THABKa, ™"r »r our horlieulturid* hail pre.sin,- 
.. -as .....T.nersmp will 00,,,, , . -- | rngs^nineiii, olsewhere. anil when at last a 
■nil make pro|,r, .. f„ r ,|, B „ l,| r„ J,‘ l '' r « ,liL ' Cllro, Pair.,,, j„ l,, “" »“ MtVnl. heh.re III,. 0 ,h,. t 
nJohloHn™, ,1,.. U..niL.oUn r ,l s„ .. «. Mil Uy the lea.fino “f M M|»ui»d, ho had r.oaped TW 
I 'I.ntiiuu s.. l , l | 1 „ ri| -|,i l "a.'■l»o sol,,eel. eon " ,lf was fo„„,| „ 
fnm,a of wlilol, every eois.n will bo promf. | J„, ( "J, n"*"- “’"Uinir.lies, of ,lu |j,„ e 
‘ - . J .eye' ■ , .ee.'e r'e 11 ,1,f ' ee I,, ,|| ill, Se.,. 1 . lh* lestin^ rnoin Olni. piB 0 i, (tr V e-11,1,,1 
*"•« ; .. .. 
aoadlmg Oruug ta * t t lm Rive 
■I.,|11»WI I | misiui'fce will fill 
before the meeting, bendiw the election 
(itncer* and directors for the en.mng I 
It c. to be hoped that a full attendance will 1 
be proaent. 
The present standing and mwutacmont 
of the SntnetyV affaii* an. m g,io.l c.on.1,1 
non, and tf the membership will com.- .mi 1 
HKC IllfdllT 1 Iran . ... e 
(>*TB 
live of a 
hamlauriu', and in a'credit 
and engraver*. The Must E..«7vinr?;o II , |" : i.f SI r iU,. n£r ZhZZ T"T' """•“Cauk-ih I follow i„„ , 
pany. New \ ink, take -„mv w „~ 1 -t.niiiiiii.ic 
i-ut.r.g our reader* will, *, ti(i , |( four ." " 'lit* e»l,.l,u„, Ml( j ! 1 mn.l. I 
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and j -ther matter* tha, may ' , ^ m“ I mnu>v 
, nriivinera ..r i ” l "ui* Ini' i non n 
it,. Tl...,. . ’ 
cm friend* &, a prirof pn v , e 
advantage of Southern California. 
Tun li„ „f eii.„ , 
1.0.0 nnl'li.h„J |„ toe l„,1*1 .... 
»m Iheo, .. , p>t w i, iLiS|“ d l 
Howovei, take tins uotiaaioo to ih«> l n 
I,it,i Lor, to, to. k 
(»■ I Mein 
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.n'on^dl!.. I” i' 1 "’ '“"i 1 ' "Hh 
imgan, miMing fi,„ n „„ r 
""f friend Hi, 
1 “* ", , * n .V other* whit probably 
many 
' •I tlif inaclve* lor f ra 
r Hie I’itrus 
i grand , 
jjK tba >__ 
will U encouraged toQa’u," 
£r««t Horticultural Fair next Fall, * 
I province of * llt ,j, B , t, I "f”’ 1 
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ho <«' I ourctiuo* ... h . 
•or! hope | nurcb-ao, *' ".'"'""'K'" 
1 I purctiaaes of uiiunpivived 
valua 
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