“Resolved, That a committee he appointed to investigate the effects of the late freeze on the orange and other fruits and vegetables; said committee to report to the secretary at Jacksonville at the earliest practicable moment.”

Having received no official notice of my appointment to serve on the aforesaid committee, I have resolved myself into a committee of one, and have the honor to respectfully report as follows:

The old and trite aphorism—“If the mountain will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet must go to the mountain”—seems peculiarly applicable to the above resolution. Ergo, if the orange and other fruits of the citrus family will not thrive ’mid frost and ice, cultivate them in a more genial climate. With the experience of last fall and the present winter before me, together with a careful investigation of the climatology of Florida during the past fifty years, I have come to the conclusion that the fruits comprising the citrus family cannot be successfully cultivated in this State north of the 28th parallel of latitude, and the sooner and more widely this fact is promulgated, the better it will be for all persons interested or about to become interested in this laudable and growing industry. The fact that the late freeze killed the scale insects on the orange trees in middle and north Florida, is cold comfort for those engaged in orange culture. There are fruits better adapted to the climate of Florida north of latitude 28° than the orange, lemon, lime, guava, banana and pine-apple. Why, then, persist in endeavoring to cultivate those fruits with so dim a prospect of success? It is kicking against the pricks, hoping against hope. In conclusion, plant your orange, lemon, lime and banana groves below the 28th parallel of latitude, tickle the soil constantly with the hoe, and success will crown your efforts. So mote it be.

S. C. Upham.

METEOROLOGICAL.

Record of the Thermometer and Rainfall at Braidentown, Florida, for the month of January, 1880, with Remarks in relation to Wind and Weather.

Date. 6
o’clock
A. M.		 12
o’clock
M.		 6
o’clock
P. M.		Wind
at
M.		Rainfall. Remarks.
1 65 80 76 E. 1/8 in. Cloudy A. M., clear P. M.
2 64 78 76 E. —— Clear.
3 68 82 74 E. —— A. M. clear, P. M. cloudy.
4 64 80 77 E. —— Clear with strong E. wind.
5 66 80 74 S. E. —— Clear A. M., cloudy P. M.
6 64 80 74 E. —— Clear.
7 62 80 72 N. W. —— Clear.
8 62 78 70 W. —— Cloudy.
9 62 82 72 W. —— Clear.
10 61 84 75 E. —— Clear.
11 62 82 72 E. —— Clear.
12 62 82 74 E. —— Clear.
13 64 74 70 N. E. —— Clear.
14 58 78 73 E. —— Clear.
15 58 78 72 S. —— Clear.
16 55 86 68 E. —— Clear.
17 58 78 72 W. —— Clear.
18 55 76 66 N. W. —— Clear.
19 52 74 70 E. —— Clear.
20 53 78 68 S. W. —— Clear.
21 56 78 70 S. —— Cloudy.
22 64 76 72 S. 2 in. Rain A. M., clear P. M.
23 65 82 56 W. 1/8 in. “ “ “ “
24 54 58 58 N. W. 3/4 in. Clear A. M., rain P. M.
25 58 73 70 E. —— Cloudy.
26 71 78 70 S. W. ½ in. Rain A. M., clear P. M.
27 64 68 62 W. —— Cloudy.
28 58 66 63 N. W. —— Clear.
29 58 80 72 E. —— Clear.
30 63 86 70 S. E. —— Clear.
31 62 80 70 W. —— Clear.
Sums, 1,788 2,315 2,168 — 3½ in.
Av’ge 571/3 74¾ 70 — —
Lowest temperature at 6 o’clock A. M., 19th inst 52°
Highest temperature at 12 o’clock M., 16th and 30th insts 86°

METEOROLOGICAL.