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1     October,  1894. 
Reed  Company.  He  was  well  liked  by  the  members  of  his  profession.  His 
remains  were  brought  to  Philadelphia  and  interred  at  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery, 
Saturday,  May  12,  1894.  He  was  an  active  member  of  the  Alumni  Association 
of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  also  of  the  Actors'  Order  of 
Friendship. 
NOTES. 
We  do  not  believe  it  would  be  an  exaggeration  to  say  that  the  phosphate  of 
Florida  amounts  to  more  in  value  than  the  coal  and  iron  of  Alabama  or  Penn- 
sylvania. Certainly  it  is  more  valuable  than  the  gold  of  California.  If  Florida 
had  no  other  resources,  this  alone  would  make  her  one  of  the  richest  States  in 
the  Union.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  however,  it  is  only  one  of  many. — Florida 
Facts. 
Speaking  of  the  moss  industry,  the  Florida  Citizen  says  :  The  statistics  com- 
piled by  the  State  Agricultural  Department  show  that  while  this  is  yet  an 
"infant  industry,"  about  50,000  bales  are  annually  exported  from  the  State, 
bringing  a  return  of  not  less  than  $400,000.  There  is  no  good  reason  why 
these  figures  should  not  be  multiplied  ten  times.  The  business  is  one  requiring 
little  capital,  and  the  proportion  of  profit  is  more  than  can  be  realized  from 
most  sources  with  the  same  investment. 
Rice  is  rapidly  becoming  a  staple  and  profitable  crop  in  St.  Johns  County, 
Florida.  One  farm  of  especial  interest,  as  demonstrating  the  agricultural  pos- 
sibilities of  the  county,  is  that  of  Mr.  H.  M.  Flagler,  of  New  York.  It  is  in  the 
little  town  of  Hastings,  not  far  from  St.  Augustine,  and  is  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Mr.  Mott.  There  has  just  been  harvested  from  the  farm  1,200  bushels 
of  as  fine  quality  of  rice  as  can  be  grown  anywhere  in  the  world.  This  is  the 
first  crop  from  the  land  after  the  clearing,  and  it  marks  the  beginning  of  rice 
culture  on  an  extensive  scale  in  several  of  the  east  coast  counties. — Florida 
Agriculturist. 
According  to  Garden  and  Forest  (September  26,  1894),  some  of  our  native 
persimmons  have  been  received  in  New  York  from  Decatur  County,  Indiana, 
which  were  picked  before  there  was  any  sign  of  frost,  and  yet  he  pronounces 
them  entirely  free  from  anything  like  the  astringent  or  puckery  quality  gener- 
ally supposed  to  be  characteristic  of  this  fruit  until  it  has  been  chilled  out  by  a 
good  freezing.  These  persimmons  were  pronounced  superior  in  flavor  to  any 
of  the  Japanese  kinds  ;  they  averaged  in  size  about  an  inch  and  a  quarter  in 
diameter,  and  were  almost  seedless.  They  were  richer  than  many  of  the  popu- 
lar varieties  of  plums,  and,  if  any  objection  to  their  quality  could  be  noted,  it 
was  that  they  were  too  sweet.  There  can  be  no  doubt  that  by  selection,  and, 
perhaps,  by  hybridizing  with  the  foreign  varieties,  our  native  persimmon  could 
be  developed  and  improved  into  one  of  the  most  luscious  of  fruits. 
