Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-04-02
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Some Wonderful Products Of
Florida Brought Up by DR..
Given.
Courier journal, sl.l

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DR.. A. Given, Of this city, who for
about a month has been down attend
ing TO his orange grove in Orange
county, Florida, arrived home yester-
day afternoon greatly improved in
health aud appearance from his So
journ among the pines of the south.
He brought with him a lot of fine
oranges, other tropical fruits, plants
and fine collection Of vegetables which
we're grown near his place. To a re-
porter who visited him last night the
doctor remarked concerning the differ
emit statements made concerning the
fertility of the soil that he brought
the vegetables to convince the doubta
ing Thomases that all kinds Of vege.
tation in hat state were extensive and
luxuriant. The reporter were shown
some snap beans Of fine appearance
and development, Irish potatoes as
large as a good sized fist, a large cauli-
flower, celery, squash, peas, sweet po-
tatoes and other vegetables, which
we're planted in December and were
pulled last Saturday previous to the
doctors return. Besides these, the
doctor had a lot of large p%ineapples,
oranges, lemons and a variety of other
products, plants and fruits of Florida,
all of which were grown on the farm
of Mr.. George Sawyer, near Sanford,
Orange county. Strawberries are now
very plentiful in Florida, and some
that the doctor brought with him
we're very large and of fine flavor.
Among the collection of the doctors
plants we're found the Chinese bamboo,
the cinnamon, camphor, tea. rubber,
olive and the eucalyptus, the great
destroyer of malaria. The doctor,
who is not over sanguine on many
things, is clear gone, SO to speak, on
Florida, and declares it the finest
country in the states. The climate is
salubriods the year round, aud the
temperature during the seasons varies
very little. On one piece OF ground
four crops OF potatoes cal be raised in
a year, and other Ilants and vegetables
in proportion to their growth aud
development. Mr.. George Sawyer,
who is the owner OF a large grove near
Sanford, Orange county, cOntemplates
the Manufacture ot olive oil aud the
oil OF Bergamot this spring, and is
confident that his new branch of in
du>try will he a Shccess.
The Persian lime, a fruit which
contains more citric acid than the
lemon, and which deYelopes remark
ably in Florida soil, is being cultivated
extensively and with success. The
seeial and moral standing OF the sur
rounding country is Of a high charac-
ter, from the fact that the pOpu alton
is made up Of the better clas es Of
people from the states and peoll lie Of
fortune who go there TO %recuperate
broken down constitutions. The doc
tor six years ago purchased a grove Of
$50 acres. fifty acres Of which are now
under cultivation. Before leaving, in
addition to the trees already under
Roadway, be had planted 1000 orange
trees, 600 lemon, 1000 pineapple, 200
guavas and a number Of bananas, cit
ron, lines and other kinds Of trees and
plants. He expects when his grove
bas arrived at that period when it will
afford him an income to spend his
winters there.
Orange county is situated in the
southern part of Florida, aud is high
pine land OF a fine quality and very
fertile. 1t is pretty well populated
and numerous thrifty towns dot It's
surface, the largest Of which is Sand
ford, on Lake Monroe. The county
seat is Orlando.