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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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TROPICAL FRUITS AT NEW ORLEANS. 
(rural special report.) 
It was expected that upon the opening day 
of an Exposition intended to show forth the 
resources of the South, Louisiana would make 
a fine display of her horticultural products. 
It was therefore a surprise that she did almost 
nothing. With the honorable exception of 
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Mr. A. W. Rcuntree, who filled a table from 
his large orange grove near the city, compris¬ 
ing about 12 named varieties of the orange 
and several of the citron and shaddock fami¬ 
lies, there was absolutely nothing worth men¬ 
tioning. Florida was represented by several 
tables of very fine fruit. As tine Mandarin and 
Tangerine Oranges I had never before seen. 
Enormous lemons, fine limes and very large 
shaddocks and citrons helped to make a very 
intei esting collection. To many people a long 
list of named varieties of oranges is a new 
thing. An orange is an orange to them, and 
though they are much impressed with the flat, 
little Mandarins and the darker Tangerines, 
they can scarcely believe in sixty or seventy 
varieties as distinct in their characteristics as 
so many binds of apples. No citrus fruit was 
the subject of more inquiry than the Grape 
Fruit or Shaddock. It is said to be, as a tree, 
the handsomest representative of the citrus 
family, being more vigorous, and having 
more glossy aud luxuriant foliage than the 
orange. Its immense fruits—some of them 
six inches iu diameter—are borne in clusters 
of five or six throughout the center of the 
tree, almost bidden by the luxuriant foliage. 
Besides the citrus fruits, Florida showed many 
unfamiliar fruits, such as the Alligator Pear, 
the Mamie Apple aud the Sweet aud Sour 
Sop. 
Mississippi is perhaps as active os auy 8 uth- 
era State in the matter of advertising her re¬ 
sources, and although her representatives 
have not been able to control as large an 
amount of citrus fruit as they expected, they 
are keeping up a flue display. Their oranges 
are very fine. They also show a number of 
varieties of pomegranates and the finest pecan 
nuts 1 ever saw. Ripe strawberries were pre¬ 
sented on the opening day, and again iu Jan¬ 
uary. Japanese persimmons were also shown. 
The State has been the closest rival of Cali¬ 
fornia in the variety of its products, though 
it has not filled nearly as much space. 
The other Southern States—Georgia, Ala¬ 
bama. the Carolines and Texas—were entirely 
unrepresented in fruits, except for fine speci¬ 
mens of Japanese persimmons from Georgia 
and Alabama. 
Mexico opened with a rather meager dis¬ 
play; but she has added to it until she has 
now some very floe tables, I noticed nine 
varieties of the banana from Vera Cruz, one 
very curiously striped green and white, an¬ 
other consisting of diminutive little things, 
the size of one’s finger, culled Fig Bauaua. 
There were the royal lemon, the sweet lemon, 
a curious flat fruit, with a disagreeable sweet¬ 
ish flavor ; six varieties of oranges ; two of 
pine-apple, cocoa nuts, and tunas. From the 
city of Hermosillo, in the State of Sonora, 
there were cocoanuts, macrozamias, tunas, 
zapotes, corozos, calabashes, ebayotes, two 
kinds of green, prickly fruits, limes, many 
varieties of clear-skinned, high colored, but 
not very richly flavored oranges, and fine 
lemons. There were also fine pecans and 
large yams and sweet potatoes, with quinces, 
apples and peaches in cans. Orizaba has on 
the tables pears, graniditas (the fruit of a 
species of the passion vine), pomegranates, 
palm nuts, pecans. English walnuts, yams and 
sweet potatoes. 
Jamaica’s display of sugar canes numbers 
80 varieties, collected with great care by Dr. 
Morris, Director of the Government. Botani¬ 
cal Gardens in Jamaica, from China, the 
East and West Indies and other sugar-grow¬ 
ing localities. In fruits she has bananas, 
pine-apples, several varieties of oranges, limes, 
lemons, and immense fruits representing 
several varieties of the citron and shaddock; 
palm nuts, mangoes, vanilla beans, cocoa- 
nuts, guavas, coffee bernes. nutmegs, several 
kinds of edible fruits, the product of different 
species of the passion vine, betel nuts, and the 
curious fruit of the Screw Pine. Aud in ad- 
social gathering, these can be opened and 
the two rooms will afford a large amount of 
accommodation. C. is the dining room, from 
which the stairs lead to the upstairs cham¬ 
bers. D. is a pantry from which stairs 
lead to the cellar. E. is the kitchen, and back 
of this is the wood-house. P. is front porch; 
L. closet; P. back porch. 
In the plan of the second floor, Fig. 90, G. 
H. and I. are chambers. K. is the hall from 
which any room can be reached without pas¬ 
sing through any other. L. and L. are closets. 
H. is a closet from which stairs lead to the 
garret, and thence to the pavilion on top of 
the house. 
The cornice and gutters. Fig. 91, are so con¬ 
structed as to carry off the water without 
running from the eaves. # The gutter, being 
on an incline, carries the water either way 
around the house, and then all comes from 
the roof through one spout. The tin. D. used 
for the gutter, is a strip about two feet wide, 
and should reach under the second course of 
shingles. The brackets are made of three 
pieces, the middle one being half an inch 
smaller than the outsides; the bracket is shown 
atEEE.. giving a view of the side and front. 
At Fig. 92 is shown a section of the corner 
post of the front porch. This house can be 
built at a cost of from $1,000 to §1,200, ac¬ 
cording to the prices of materials. 
•fHiscelLancoug. 
CATALOGUES, ETC., RECEIVED. 
Joseph Breck & Sons, 51, 52 and 53 North 
Market St., Boston, Mass. 
An illustrated catalogue (120 pages) of gar¬ 
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jiurAl lV .i vQ 
Convenient Farm House. Fig. SS. 
ditiou to this display, she has a long line of 
canned novelties on exhibition in her little 
court in the main building. 
Honduras has a display of banauas, pine¬ 
apples and oranges, to which she is iutending 
to add from time to time, 
Florida and California have still to make 
their best display iu this line. In fact, Flo¬ 
rida is already arranging for the competitive 
display, aud the arrival of three car-loads 
gives the assurance that her exhibit will be 
very large and interesting. M. t. e. 
New Orleans, Feb. 14. 
&rd)itfdur*. 
A CONVENIENT FARM HOUSE. 
Mr. A. B. Tucker, of Moutieello, Iowa, 
sends us drawings of the house wo show at 
Fig. 88, aud writes that it was built a year 
ago. It is on a dry, sandy knoll with a grad¬ 
ual slope iu all directions. It fronts the east, 
and has a ml cetlar hedge both on the north 
and west sides, and this completely breaks the 
northwest wind. It was especially designed 
for convenience, and all parts of it are to be 
used every day. The best rooms are not to be 
reserved exclusively for “company” or special 
occasions. 
A description of the first floor, Fig. 89, is as 
follows; A is the sitting-room, which has a 
large bay-window which makes the room 
very pleasaut and cheerful, supplying plenty 
of light and sunshine. B. is a bed-room which 
is furnished in the same style as A., folding 
doors separating the two, so that in case of a 
den, field and flower seeds, with several 
colored pictures. The results of the prize con¬ 
tests for the greatest yield from one bushel of 
the Pearl of Savoy Potato, fertilized with the 
Stock bridge Potato Manure, were rather 
startling. The first premiun ($100) was 
awarded to C. F. Thompson, of New Hamp¬ 
shire. who swears to having raised 178 bushels 
from the one bushel of seed. We could under¬ 
stand about this better if we knew the area 
upon which they were raised; whether sprouts 
were used, etc. The singular name of “Angel 
of Midnight” is given to au early yellow, 
eight-rowed, flint corn now offered for the 
first. It is difficult to credit the claims made 
for this corn. Lots of other uovelties and a 
very long list of the usual seeds, impliments, 
etc., are offered, besides a catalogue of fruits, 
flowers and plants. 
A Bribe of Michigan Horticulture by 
Charles W. Garfield, Secretary. From his 
long silence or brief notes we had wondered 
what good thiug this untiring worker was 
preparing for the public, aud although we bad 
determined never to bo surprised at auy thiug 
that might eminate from this society, yet this 
pamphlet of 35 pages gives us a genuiue sur¬ 
prise, for it contains more information to the 
square inch, in reference to every locality of 
Michigan, and its adaptation to each of the 
various fruits and the facilities for getting 
them to market, than auy book within our 
knowledge. Every fruit grower of Miehigau 
and “everywhere else” should have a copy, 
which they cau get by sending 15 cents to 
Charles W. Garfield,Secretary, Grand Rapids, 
Mich. 
A Manual of Onondaga Salt. This is 
a little pamphlet of some 50 pages, giving a 
history of the salt industry in this country, 
and a description of the various grades of salt 
and the method of manufacture; statistics of 
the manufacture of salt, from the earliest 
opening of the industry in this country till the 
present time; also analyses of the several 
brands of salt made for specific purposes; also 
Fig. 91. 
statistics to show the effect produced on the 
growth of different plants, by the use of salt. 
It also contains tables of the butter and cheese 
production in the U. S. by States in 1880; 
also formulas for feeding rations for stock for 
milk and meat production, etc., etc. Alto¬ 
gether, it is a valuable little book, and will be 
sent free to any who write to J. W. Barker, 
Secretary, Syracuse, N. Y. 
Bulletin of the 40th Annual Session 
of the Ohio Agricultural Convention, 
at Columbus, January 14, 1885. This is a 
pamphlet of somewhat over 50 pages, contain¬ 
ing the proceedings of the above convention, 
and every word is well woith reading. We 
especially commend that part which gives the 
discussions on the recommendation to exclude 
all species of intoxicating liquors from the 
State and County fair grounds. It can be 
obtained by addressing the live Secretary, W. 
I. Chamberlain, Columbus, Ohio. 
Bartlett & Dow’s Annual Catalogue of 
Seeds and Agricultural Machines, Lowell, 
Mass —This catalogue includes a large list of 
standard and reliable varieties of seeds offered 
by this firm, and also some of the most relia¬ 
ble farm implements aud machines. We no¬ 
tice one little implement for which we have 
had much inquiry, and we have been at a loss 
where it could be found, namely, the metallic 
milking tubes for milking cows with sore or 
obstructed teats. 
D. S. Morgan & Co., Brockport, N. Y.— 
Au illustrated and descriptive catalogue of 
the Triumph Self-binder, the Triumph Reap¬ 
er, and the Clipper Mower. It contains an 
essay on the cause and cure of the present de¬ 
pression and bard times, and also full descrip¬ 
tions of the several machines made by this 
firm, with a histoi-y of their various improve¬ 
ments. A postal card addressed as above will 
secure a catalogue. 
Illustrated Circular of B. C. Wheel¬ 
er & Co., Syracuse, N. Y.—This circular con- 
Fig. 92. 
tains illustrations and descriptions of wheel¬ 
barrows, trucks of various sizes, and for all 
the various uses to which trucks can be ap¬ 
plied. Among them we notice a combined bag 
truck and bag-holder, that must be a great 
convenience on every farm. Circular sent free 
to all who ask for it. 
The Sherwood Harness Company, Sy- 
