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Florida trip shows Bradentown area’s nurseries and phosphate town
A Florida journalist recounts a tour through Manatee and Polk counties noting vast nurseries at Oneco and Bradenton, a royal palm collection, and a large Palmetto banquet. The trip visits phosphate mines in Pierce, a stock farm, and a scenic highway route through multiple towns highlighting industry and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manatee County
Oneco
Washington
Royal
R. G. Roberts
Bradentown
Roberts
Florida
Orlando
DeLand
Mr. Roberts
Palmetto
Harry Robinson
Julian Eltinge
Palmette
Itvis
Polke County
Highlands
Switzerland
Mulberry
Bartow
Homeland
Fort Meade
Frostproof
Lake Wales
Dundee
Lake Hamilton
Haines City
Lake Alfred