The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-02-20

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The encouraging rssponse Of
can constrains me to say more -
already promised q constants
fountain Of Florida wine, who's -,
adolescence will companion ven -.
volving pyramid of exquisite ,el,;..
ranged and graded according to sh.s.
color. Our fellow townsman n.
Pell-Clark, vouches a huge t,,r.a
other valuable assistance, while 49,.
others have pledged allegiance to Is.
and thus the stone Of progression Il =.
rolling.
Now 10 the time to decide what ~,
do, and now il the time to do II
ders can and must be wrought in The =.
that lies before us. Nature has given -
ladies Of Florida, material, which VIM.
der every article the more astrsctiv. :.
Florida curiosity. ANY number of dun,,...
can be used to fine effect, in fessoo.;..
arching, or rearing into pyramids 81
every article 80 furnished will br;,.
goodly price, no doubt, at the Close Of n.
Exposition. Many who could no, o,h.,s
wise 60, can thus earn a passage to NJ.
great convocation of nations.
Our exhibit should be "Florida in min.
ture." Whatever ..is peculiar to F,or,A.
should be there.
Owing to late opening OF the fail. oulv,
few weeks can we vie with other Stat.
in winter fruits and vegetables; but dunn.
the whole exhibit we can excel in ons
semi-tropical summer fruits, and csuvth.
palm" in tall trees, flowing moss. slI,s..
tors and other amphibious reptiles.
I have in my mind picture, which Il
carried ont, win wrap Florida in such
glory, that she will perhaps never reach The
shady side Of fame again.
Think not for moment that a tsopiul
effect can be produced by methodical row.
of plants upon shelves. Let Us hsr
lake, bit of tangled jungle o.
bay head, as a fit recepticIe for tie
flora and fauna of our fairy-land.
There is but one Florida. Every Other
state, when she arrives in Chicago, win
find many sister states, bearing to hex
close resemblance, while Florida will be
sought after, as the one unique in Likeness
only to herself. The general verdict win
be- I have seen beets and cabbages before
but what witchery Is entangled in thoe
wierd mangroves, lofty palms and spread
ing live oaks, trellised in yellow jessamins
and long gray moss waving to the breeza
Of Lake Michigan, their branches peopled
with brilliant tropical birds, and the st
filed with notes Of Southern songsters an
mirrored in the miniature lake below, en-
bossed in tropical lilies and water aaA
around whose palmetto lined margin hsk
the sand hill crane and pink curlewk mt
far off mother alligator with a whole fana
Of babies alligator babies), and b,
Gopher with her young hopefuls hard ~.
People want to see what they HhFe
never seen before, not hum-drum etsy
day life. Now is the time to transplant
into tubs, curious trees and shrubs, that
hey may entirely recover from the distur-
1ance. What wo nder will be The
oeento peach in full fruitl the Galley guava,
With simultaneous flower and fruit, the
,verbearing orange, the pomegranate
'urinam cherry, japanese persimmon, the
mango, cocoanu,, banana, pineapple and
grapefruit! Will these blush to
'aise their heads against the peach, the
near and the apple of the north? Will the
aides be ashamed Of their palmetto, wire
,rass, shell and scale work. in contrast
With the hemstitching and orocheting Of
heir Northen sisters? Little boys, the
ime is not far off in which to make a col
ection of eggs Of every size and description
rom that ofthe chameleon, to that of the
alligator. A little later, you can secure
he young songsters of the woods; the red
bird, the paroquet and the mockingbird and
reat them 30 well that they will sing Of
Florida from morning till night
Another thing, boys, don't forget the
lir plants, for carload of them can be
1sed, and they will be fresh and beautiful
% the end. More anon.
MRS. j. &. DUKE,
Member of board of directors of the wo-
man't department.
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