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pecan orchards. Nearly all the pines I saw were ‘‘boxed,” o 
cut in a special way for turpentine, which was there ei 
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barrels, while a pots were taken back to the trees again and 
again unt see 
This land is ee over every spring for grazing and all the 
eee trees are a to be destroyed, voles dug about to keep off 
the fire. Th nd flea. Le 
fires were raging in some places. whe in others the new 
a b: rth of Oca. 
deri the growers, who turned to Hee farming and other 
pursuits. 
rom Burnetts Lake southward to Gainesville, = country is 
high, ee cede ith lakes and farms, and very attractive. 
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mockingbirds. Old mene with Spanish moss shaded an 
beautified the streets. Many of the buildings Meee old, but in 
good repair, and ines was a general app rift. 
South of G f ie ha: oe or patches 
of hardwood trees, and plenty of wa This section ought to 
be very interesting to a botanist and 2 doubéless visited a great 
deal by the students at the (Gea, Before reaching Rochelle, 
pine land, and mixed woods in plenty. Along the west shore of 
Orange Lake are some good orange groves, but it is still rather 
