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(excerpts from Palmetto Leaves pages 142-146) By Harriet Beecher Stowe The book, Palmetto Leaves, was published in 1872. The author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, was living in Mandarin, Florida (near Jacksonville). In this excerpt, she describes growing oranges in north Florida in the late 1800s. A gentleman propounds to us the following inquiry: “Apart from the danger from frosts, what is the… Read more »