The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1882-12-20
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too hot for Europeans living there
permanently with their childV en- l
believe that persons from the South
of Europe would find the climate OF
Florida all that they could desire,
and if prudent would find that they
could live there permanently; but
perhaps a few lines from the report
of the State Bureau OF immigration
will be more convincing. In this care.
fully prepared pamphlet it says:
"The climate of Florida is not hot
climate in summer, but mild, and not
subject to great changes of tempera-
ture. The winters are not Guild and
freezing, but uniformly cool and brac-
ing. Throughout the whole twelve
months the rainy, cloudy, Disagree
able days are the exception; fair,
bright. sunny days the rule. The
thermometer seldom goes below 80
degrees Fahrenheit in winter and
rarely above ninety degrees in suns
mer. The official records show the
average for summer Is degrees, for
winter 80 degrees Fahrenheit. The
daily constant ocean breezes in sum>
mer modify the heat (the guilt breeze,
coming with the setting sun, cools
the air at night; warm or sultry
night is almost unknown. Official
sanitary reports, both OF scientific
bodies and the army. show that Flor
ida stands first in health, although in
the reports are included the transient
or recent population, many of whom
take refuge here as invalids, some
in the lowest stages of disease. In
the greater portion of the State frost
4 is rarely known. The summer Is lones,
xtss ! ~ T.a sr,Anf sssll ~
midsumper at the north; this results
from its peculiar peninsular shape and
the overcoming breezes which pass
over the State. Natives and old resi-.
dents, if asked, would say they pre-
ferred the summer to the winter
months for climate"
In this active, business country
many persons are found who have
been over-worked and presenta breach
in the chain of those vital processes
who continuity constitutes health
condition known as "broken health"
In Florida the worn out man of
business suffering from "broken
health" will find the necessary relax>
alton from "brain tag" opportunities
for out door exercise, plenty of SUM-
shine, pure and bracing air, and other
necessary adjuncts to relieve con-
dition affecting the many.
Florida is now reached by railroad
from New Y ork in so hours, by steam
er from New York to Savannah in go
hours, and thence by smaller boats to
the port of Jacksonville in II hours,
or by rail 10 eight hours. The rail-
road trip would cost, including sleep
ing car aud meals, about $50 for one
person; it may be less by steamer
Board and lodging OF the best kind
is $50 per month in hotels, less in
private houses in Florida towns
OTHER PRODUCTIONS OF FLORIDA.
After the orange, of which l have
spoken fully in the preceding pages,
the most important fruit produced in
the counties below the frost belt, or
south of it, is the lemon. 1t is said
to grow to degree of perfection lar
surprising anything of the kind in
any othe: part OF the world. The
trees grow more rapidly, produce
fruit sooner, bears larger crop, and
has larger and better favored lemons
than are found elsewhere. 1t is cul>
tivated very much IN the same way
as the orange, The young trees will
bear fruit when five years old--it
will then produce 200 lemons and
5000 in its tenth year, on an average
and be quite as profitable as the
orange.
THE Lime.-A very dainty and de.
licious fruit, closely resembling the
lemon. 1t grows rapidly, bears in
its third year. and produces large
crops. Culture same as the lem.
on.
J Tile CitrOn can be grown with the
greatest ease and brought to perfect,
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