Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-03-31
Correspondence.
wnIrTEs FOR THE VERMONT PH1sIx.
LITTER FRO.u FLORIDA.

"'9O 9o"u !" 'io same package. Nnen you
eN"','"o .i'e SOIL you VIII wonder now II Is
poSs'o'e ior anything TO grow III II. A
cneIllcal analysis shows the soil to contain
uesiraDie constituents, but the greatest want
yet unsupplied is water. Watermelons un-
surpassed IN size and richness of flavor,
immense i've OAKS, magnolias, olive trees,
&c, grow luXuriantly In it, The disagree
aDle iact that northern grasses Will wither
ana burn up on the surface causes discour-
agement to some northern residents who
love TO see rich green surface about their
-, - =, '"y' "' ''U
this can be easy of accomplishment. be-
cause so little elevation is TO he overcome
in raising the water"
Egypt obtained the reputation of beinp
"the granary of the world - and all nv her
system of irrigation. It really seems as
thoupb Yankee inoonuitv co,,Id sunnIv tbis
want in Florida.
A Mr.. Benton of New York city. i'm con-
nection with Mr.. Underwood of Connect
cut. is now constructing n reservoir ot pr
latka. TO be supplied with water nv wind
power. They have no doubt of their ability
TO raise northern grasses nv irritation. and
also greatly increasing the production of
their orange GROVE. We consider the efforts
of these gentlemen worthy of all praise.
Our national greatness, in short our very
existence, is so dependent upon the cultiva-
ton of the soil, we can find no words in our
language adequate to express our admira-
ton for the men of wealth who will, of
their abundant means, expend something
to build up the waste places and "make4he
desert blossom as the rose.' OF such men
we can truly say
"uou boau,,fu, ore ,her foe, ,nor tho ,,o,,,,.,n,
i''S uu'i''i "''A'"s s'laiiip'e lor wealth. ny
sPV'"'",'o"' s'och s"'npi'hg' &C. Is Oh no
,''ie "uN"u'"se =" socle'y' II auus no more
:" 'no We"'tr VI inc community thah the
"s"' vi tue NiiNe"iy cats Wlth' AFTER the
eo'''oH' was 'Ner' "o'riNs Iei' Out ther
49, h"o i"l seS' SIZE orange trVes
"'e nis"iS N"'ueu' 'hey attain great age.
III 1919 many vigorous orange trees IN Au-
s"9''"o' N"oWh 10 NC bearing trees Tor loO
years, "eio "eS'ioyeu' Al the price now
pau ior 'he iru't' 'he yearly production
i'"i "i'e vi these great trees "oulu ABOUT
equ"l INC average SALARY paiu 10 the clergy
men III inns country
III asccr'aihins the Naiue Oh Plantation
III TINS resio"' al bearing sweet orange
trees are estiihateu Ut elUo eacn, ana the
i"Hu from GU 10 Soo per acre. the price de-
Penuihg on location. some one oil the trees
may Prouuce Twice or 'nree uthes TINS val
u''ion anu o'hers as much less IN the same
"'llouit Vi uIle'
experience mas proved thls price per tree
"NolaoIe estiiiiate ior the purchaser es-
peciaA'y II niue eiiort Is expended In Ter
"iiHi"s "pout 'ne roofs WIN smell pahk,
anu heoPihS 'he DARK vi inc trees III good
oomu'''on ny scraPlns anu Washing
neio We nave lounu the oiuest, best
Pi""ta''o"s anu pes' puiiulhgs OH the rlVer'
al signs Oh ciVllizatioh IS concealed from
tne Noy"Ser ny lne Immense trees q hahg-
ins ii"ss Ut ar pant "nlch thickly line
'ne S"o'oS Vi 'ne RIVER WINE III pursuit
VI 'eeS 'oi ''""SPia"'hs' so'ie TWO weeks
We i'',.' '"0 P''i'"',o''
"pou' 'iteo Vi 'oor ,'''os SCUM oi mere, o''
on inc opposite sue ol the river MIS-
no" - .. 0eh"'or from lscohsih-caile
"ero ia.c l"st autumn anu PurchaSeu TINS
pi'n'at'o"' we louilu her experimenting
the construction oil an elegant mansion with
all the modern Improvements. Her car
pehters, hhasohs ana plumbers all came
rom milwaukee, 10 opey her commands
Ne"re INFORMED lhat the timeo Mr' Mich
ell mas peeh so occupied ne mas not visited
TINS place. Out lhtehds TO 90 so II congress
breaks up IN season. The unitarian de-
partment oil the premises seemed about
completed, out considerable work renamed
10 DE zone III the man or 'front.' building,
whlch was covered ON the outside walls
with CEDAR, oiled instead OF painted.
Mrs NJ gave us the following lniorma-
ton. She is native of Vermont; has
spent several winters in various countries
tuba, Italy, Southern France, and pre-
iers the climate OF Florida. The trees in
her large plum orchard were thickly set
with fruit. Several of her orange trees are
over 20 feet high, and $4,000 oranges have
been picked from single tree in one year.
All bearing trees it is about impossible to
purchase Tor transpiantlng, unless you buy
"' S''""" V" ""i'' '"eS S'"hu' "chaNo
iouhd small trees, nom one to three years
ola, Tor sale IN any quantity, but we have
h'u some not ableeNperlences IN look
IN Nto,do,, Of ,.i. ,,.i. :. ......
with three gentlemen, | went in sailboat
up Il creek about three miles this side of
Mandarin, in pursuit of Sicily orange trees.
After sailing some distance on this creek
daylight left us. We lighted pine torches.
tied the boat and walked a long distance
through the dark forest with two double
barreled guns in front, and "Will' with
his breech- loader in the rear. We looked