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that the price will be so low, that it will be 
a difficult matter to find a market for this 
fruit that will pay for production, and 
packing, to say nothing about transporta¬ 
tion charges^ to market. ‘ 
Citrus fruit groves, if properly arrang¬ 
ed as to variety, and intelligently cultiva¬ 
ted, and fertilized, and in other ways 
scientifically, and methodically managed, 
are now, and will continue to be a good in¬ 
vestment in Florida, and I do not want 
to say anything, that will have a tendency 
to discourage anyone from making such 
an investment, for I believe that the future 
holds many gratuitous results to reward 
intelligent labor in this vocation, but Hor¬ 
ticultural progress has made many rapid 
strides during the past few years, in the 
way of determining the best thing to have 
for good results, and getting it, and to 
those who are beginning, I would most 
earnestly urge the necessity of getting the 
right thing, particularly in the way of 
variety, as a starter, and then to be sure to 
take good care of it. 
There is no question but that in all sec¬ 
tions where citrus fruits are grown, there 
are some varieties, that do better than 
others, and in planting new groves in any 
of these localities it would invariably, be 
the better to consult those who have 
already planted and fruited budded trees, 
before deciding on what you will plant, 
and not depend on something that you 
knew as a fine fruit which was grown a 
hundred or more miles distant. 
I believe one of the results of ‘‘The 
Freeze” was to weed out many varieties 
that had been propagated extensively in 
the early days of citrus fruit growing in 
Florida, because they were not profitable, 
and we now have in our list of good 
varieties as compiled by our committee, 
and published in last year’s yearbook, a 
catalogue of Citrus fruits, each with its 
distinctive marks^ and so arranged, that 
even a novice can pick out the winners, 
with a little local aid, and research, as to 
adapability to location, etc. and I believe 
every variety listed, is a good one for 
some locality, and among the best of them, 
for universal use, I believe the following 
are entirely safe: Early Boones, Parson 
Brown (Carney) Satsuma; Midseason: 
Pineapple, Homosassa, Majorca, Ruby; 
Late: Hart’s (Tardiff) Valencia Late; 
Very Late: Lamb’s Summer. Novelties: 
Dancy (Tangierine;) King, Mandarin, 
Kumquats. I prefer the Parson Brown, 
to all others on the list of early varieties. 
The Boone will color up earlier in the 
season, but its appearance is against it, and 
it is inclined to roughness, and a thick 
rind, and is of a very uninviting color, 
even when fully ripe. 
For midseason varieties, there is noth¬ 
ing on the list, that quite equals the Pine¬ 
apple, and it dilfers from other varieties, 
inasmuch that it can safely be depended 
on, in any, and all localities, where any 
kind, or varieties of citrus can be grown 
It is the most profitable sort for high pine 
lands, and is perfection on hammock and 
other rich, or heavy soils. This variety, 
like the Parson Brown, has made a reputa¬ 
tion for itself, on the different markets, 
and I believe I am perfectly safe in saying 
that it has netted the growers fully a dol¬ 
lar a box more than any other variety, the 
past season. Next to the Pineapple, is the 
Homosassa, and as a midseason, to 
medium late variety, I believe there is a 
good chance for the Ruby. Ruby should 
always be classified, and shipped as a 
Blood and it should be put up in as attract¬ 
ive a manner as possible. The Hart’s 
and Valencia Late, I have found to be of 
about equal merits as to quality of fruit. 
