The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1880-01-21

Settlement is the valuable place of
DR.. b. Mitchell, formerly of Georgia.
Everything here displays system and
method A place for everything,
and everything in its place. The
doctor has two fine groves, one on
pine land, and one on hammock
six hundred trees in both groves
one hundred and fifty bearing. On
his hammock he makes fine crops of
vegetables, corn, oats, cane, potatoes,
etc., supplying family demands. His
fine vineyard, mostly on pine land,
shows the adaptabllity Of this sec.
ton for the successful cultivation of
the grape, by intelligent manage.
ment. He gratis on large, native
roots, and thus secures astonishingly
large yields the second year. Near
by, prettily located on Lake Hays,
is the grove Of Mr Sanborn, of New
Hampshire. He has recently en-.
larged his grove to four hundred trees.
One mile farther east is the fine grove
of Mrs. DrawdY n Son with four
hundred trees--oue hundred bearing.
Sweet Water Creek divides the
Oviedo and Lake Charm Settle
ments. The first settlement in the
latter was made by Col Walter
Gwynn, on hammock land, fronting a
lovely little lake, named by his little
daughter, Miss HELEN, after hearing
description of its beauties, '.Lake
Charm" His improvements consist
OF a neat cottage residence, and
fine grove of one thousand trees. The
quality of his oranges is unsur-
passed in the State. Col. Gwynn, a
gentleman of fine abilities. a Ken.
tuckian by birth, IS now absent, fill
ing the Office OF State Treasurer.
On the east side. .of Col. Gwynn's
and also strops;S EilakA Charm is
sZufrleden, lsCns ~, siiSiIIe
of Mrs. Brewster, having grove of
five hundred trees. Her elegant
residence, planned by herself is the
only private building in the Lake
Jessup Settlement that can boast of
architectural design, combining the
useful and beautiful. Lake Charm
has an outlet through her placc
which is made available in irrigating
her garden and grove. With such
lovely surroundings the spirit of
"Zufrieden" should certainly find
permanent abiding place.
West of Col. Gwynn, III grove
of oaks, interspersed with bearing
orange trees, and overlooking Lake
Charm, is the tasteful cottage resi-
dence of DIR. Henry Foster, of Cliff.
ton Springs, New York. The doctor
has a fine grove of one thousand two
hundred trees-about seventy.fve
bearing. He has arranged to irri-
gate his grove from Lake Charm, by
steam power. He spends two or
three months with his family here
during the winter. A faithful col
ored man, Hamilton Burgeo, culti-
Yates his grove during his absence.
Mrs. Lawton, of Jacksonville, has
grove of six hundred trees, 'front.'
ing Lake Charm. Mr.. Cater, near
by, grove of six hundred trees Mr..
Perkin, four hundred trees-twenty-
five bearing; Jelks, six hundred-all
bearing. Half mile southeast of
Lake Charm is the pine land portion
OF the Lake Charm Settlement. Mrs.
Lawton has four hundred ~ twenty
five bearing; Martin Powell, colored,
seventy-five trees-two bearing; Es-
quire Rouse, fine grove Of three
hundred trees-one hundred and fifty
bearing fronts a pretty lake. Mr..
Fox, similarly located, has promising
grove of one thousand trees--twenty.
i've bearing; DIR. Henshen, one hun
dred and thirty trees, on hammock
land-commenced bearing; Rev. R
Lawton, two hundred and fifty trees
Mr.. Swanson, two hundred-thirty.
six bearing; DIR. Lit Sutton, colored,
fifty trees.
Solary's wharf, on. Lake Jessup, is
one mile and three fourths south of
Lake Charm and two miles southeast
of Oviedo. Messrs. Solary s. Co.
keep on hand large stock OF goods
and do profitable business. The
wharf is substantially built and one
OF the best on the ST Johns river.
The land here is black hammock. DIR.
J. #. J. Mitchell hasa fine grove of