Show I 1 I 1 0 0 A PROMISING NEW INDUSTRY the rapid development or of rine apple growing in the pi pineapple ne seems toll to fand rid a congenial homo home lit in florida in regard to the culture there of 0 till this delicious fruit a subject bullo unfamiliar to tery many rea reader derea a correspondent of the american garden gives given the following interesting items within the lat last fire years the fildia industry atry starting with a few small plots out on oil the keys south of 0 our peninsula pen in nil it has grown until now there are hundreds of 0 acheson acres on the keys keya and the craze for pine growing crowing has baa reached the mainland thero there are now za I 1 ai I 1 P 1111 I 1 1 I 1 N 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 it A sned IN T rL OrIDA acrea planted topi to pineapples neAp ples on the lower 0 o or eastern coast coa st known as the indian river liver and aad lake worth sections some plantings pl antins is alsa dono done on an tile alio mali aland along lie he lower gulf portion of tile shnte baie there is little trouble from frost in tile the further farther northern portion of orange county there are a good ninny mony acres of pineapple planta plant 9 all ait ciuc pineapples aples grown gron n in this alm section are protected from frost bya by a pineapple shel this is a framework over the whole ground made on posts 7 feet high covered with I 1 by 3 strips placed three inc liet apart to let in the sun bun and air the whole is laciar boarded ded up lip on oil the north and west sides side during the winter the latticework overhead is left on oil the year round as the pineapples are thought to be fluer when grown in pm bial shade A pineapple ebed is is a pretty sight i w lien tho the fruit is well 1 developed I e e 1 As borau plants are required to set an acre it costs considerable conid crable to start FL a pineapple farm when tie the uner finer varieties tre are druva gruva n U |