Harriet Beecher Stoowe Summary

Harriet Beecher Stowe uses examples to inform the reader about how the orange-crop is steady. For example, she explains how the orange-crop was lost for two years because of the frost, but those two years were the only ones since 1835; when the crop was lost or damaged by frost. Then, she explains the orange-insect epidemic. She explains how the epidemic destroyed the orange-crop fifteen to twenty years ago. She also states that there was no form of the epidemic for many years. Next, Harriet neighbor states that he has three trees in his ground, which have borne five thousand oranges. Lastly, the frost and the orange-insect did destroy the trees in the past, but now the orange-trees are majestic trees of wonderful beauty. In conclusion, Harriet