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“The book is mainly devoted to the vegetable phase of nature in Florida;
and a very pleasant phase it is. It does not neglect, however,
many other points touching which the public is curious, — the hygienic
question in all its departments, the labor question, etc. About these it
furnishes a great amount of useful information in an agreeable shape.
Mrs. Stowe likes Florida, believes in it, and praises it warmly.”

“It is almost too bad to thrust this charming little volume, redolent
of flowers and the poetry of an out-door life, in our faces during this
doleful season that we in New England call spring. It is enough to
make us all homesick,

“Mrs. Stowe describes the Florida life with the pen of a poet, a florist,
an artist, and, we may almost say, an agriculturist. For the book is not
more delightful than it will be useful to those who want to know the
truth about Florida, and whether it is worth while to go there, either for
farmers or for invalids.

“For the delightful pictures of the beauties of Florida, and for the wit
and good-humor which overcome the first difficulties of a residence
there, we must refer our readers to the volume itself. It is pervaded by
the good sense and cleverness of the writer.”