The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-03-08


we're set thickly in the manner OF an ap-
pie orchard and still were generally in
bearing. There were said to be hun
dred trees, perhaps two acres Of ground,
the trunks of the trees not regularly round
but flattened somewhat. and in the long
est way often foot and half through,
as tall as low apples trees, branching five
feet IN, now. it was said, from twenty to
twenty-five years old. The soil was the
whitish fine sand of the country. MANFRED,
it appeared, with oyster shells, and all
well cared for to keen up the orchard and
the crop. As we passed, the young pco-
ple picked as they PLAYED. the young man
narino and spreadino omen one for me, as
often as I had finished one. and while we
loitercd along glanced at adjoining fields,
and Mt the house of the grandfather. BY
one tree alongside the path, little by it.
self thew stopped and pointed my attcn-
ton to its ton. It was higher than usual,
raising in clumps of fruit one above anoth.
er. The color Of the fruit is deep orange
considerable share of Florida oranges
are turned mahogany color, without
loss of flavor II was n rich tree MS VIC
sometimes see among applctrecs, one
among hundred. How many arc there
on such a tree" | asked. Perhaps nine
hundred" the Young man said. go
Charles, you know there are fifteen hun.
dred on some trees" said the young lady
learned that six thousand have beer
known to grow on tree, and l have nc
doubt thousand or more were then hang
ing on the better trees of DR.. Mays or
chard, one Of the very best of the orchard,
of Florida. The orchard had its quality
by care in its culture. A gentleman tells
me he first knew it when it was neglected
and worthless. Now every orange has it
market before it is ripe. They 90 into
Georgia and South Carolina, seldom fur
Their north, and are worth at the orchard
| am assured did not ask them there
not less than two dollars hundred. L
is to be, probably, the proper crop Of the
st. Johns river, commanding so readily
a market, and requiring no better lane
apparently, than the higher surface
say ten feet above the water, usually
presents. Thoroughness Of culture thu
crop does require, skill, paoience, assid
uous care.
1t is pleasant to read over here in thu
orange culture, the plain, sure lessons o
the apple and pear culture Of Vermont
With land cheap, and frosts seldom inter
fering, the hand of the diligent hath tn
promise.
Returning, the young people led m
again by the shallow ravine, and here
saw for second time the blackberr.
bushes in blossom, aud the young cypres
trees starting their leaves. asked tn
young lady when the leaves of the black
berry started. She said {" at all times
The Old leaves fall, the young leaves star
at all times OF the year" Ofcourse tn
frost does not trouble them. In the hous
before long the word came that the steam
er was in sight, returning. | left tn
hospitable party at near three, too earl
for their dinner time, but feeling little dc
sire for grosser fare after my first ram
bic in an orange orchard. The quality {
the Florida orange | must now testify
as to deicacy of flavor and richness {
juice. The ladies of our Green Gov
party, as we have them plentifully, fc
dessert at dinner, give them the preferenc
over the favorite Havana oranges of Ne
York. When We left the city two week
since, oranges were even cheaper than a,