The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-19
FINDS GARDENING
TOUGH JOB IN
SUNNY FLORIDA
Interesting Letter Receiv-
ed from G.. A.
Jameson

An interesting letter of life IN
Florida as it appears to the north
erner is contained in a letter re-
ceived by julius Deblois of Sutton
from G "A. Jameson, former su-
pe1intendent of schools in North
ern Caledonia county district. The
letter was written on October 1st,
from Mr.. Jamieson's new home at
332 San Souci avenue. DeLand,
Florida. 1t follows:
Dear Mr.. Deblois:-
1t is a fall day in Vermont with
glory on the trees, a tinge of APP
preaching winter in the air, while
here we are still in the summertime
We are having our first lettuce
from the fall garden today, but
more is coming on and Iadish,
beets, mustard, forgreens, onions
and cabbages have come up and it
looks as if we were to have some
of the fresh vegetables we did not
get from Vermont gardens before
We left. | spaded up a garden spot
in the greeRSward back of our
house about four weeks ago and
the task of keeping it in shape is
much more than l have ever met
before. There is a grass similar to
witch grass, but instead of having
oints, the roots are long and every
two inches or so there is a little nut
about like peanut. Every little
nut Will produce one or two stocks
of grass if cut off, and that piece of
ground is just full of those nuts.
And it grows so fast! | have had
the ground all worked over with
not a spear in sight and the next
morning the whole plot would look
green, but by constantly keeping
at 1t and raking it over and over
and picking it over by hand, |
think | am getting the better of it.
1t seems to be very fertile and |
am sure when | have conquered
the grass it will produce fine
garden. Most fthe vegetables
grown in the north can be raised
here twice a season, planting in
september or October and again in
January or February. During the
summer, many vegetables will not
grow, but at that time corn. to-
matoes, egg plant, and the COW pea
VIII grow. The COW pea looks a lot
like a bean and tastes quite = hit
like pea, but it really is a kind of
bean. Oranges, grapefruit, lemons
and tangerineS ripen from Deem
Der to June and in fact some kinds
OF Oranges will stay ripe and
wholesome on the tree for wear
grapes rpens during August and
september as do a fruit known as
guave, and another called persim-
mon, neither of which has a flavor
IKE any northern fruit. No apples
are grown here.
There are slight frosts here
nearly every year and sometimes II
Will be severe enough to spoil the
orange crop and injure the trees
ana XIII the more easily frostbjtten
flowers. There are many acres Of
orange and grapefruit groves near
lhlS town, IN fact many groves are
within the corporate limits of the
city it self.
we are quite we'll | have had =
severe cold in the head this last
week and it was a double hardship
owing to it being the first week of
school and so had to be about nv
business even when | wanted TO
De a0ed. Mrs. Jameson has been
we'll and also the children ovco,1t
ing for an attack of sore ewes. the
infection having been carried 70
them by gnatS. Ny mother and
father have both gained since we
came and are quite smart old peo-
pie. ~ P00
School began last weeG. 7 am
teaching history and genera
science in the high school. The
whole school numbers about zoo
pupils with about $50 in the higb
school department. My boy. Stew
art, entered high school this wear
and l managed it 50 that he does
NJ nave any of his classes to mo
mere Is also d college here. Stet-
son University, and also quite a
large private school so you can SEQ
we are well schooled
We'll, we shall be glad to hear
from you again anytime the snirit
moves you to write Give our re-
CARDS to all your people and to anv
lnqulring friends.
Sincerely,
e. A. Jameson.