"The concentration of bloom in Northern hothouses deceives people.

The semi-tropics and the tropics are almost monotonously green except where cultivated gardens exist.

There are no masses of flowers anywhere; even the great brilliant blossoms make no show because they are widely scattered.

You notice them when you happen to come across them in the woods, they are so brilliant and so rare." "Are there no fruits--those delectable fruits one reads about ?" "There are bitter wild oranges, sour guavas, eatable beach-grapes and papaws.

If you're fond of wild cassava and can prepare it so it won't poison you, you can make an eatable paste.