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p. 53
£2
Hon. Parker Earle's hone in Ocean Springs. "Bay View," is in the opinion of many persons the most charming location on the whole Coast.
It is situated on the eastern side of Biloxi Bay. less than a mile from the Sound, and commands a viev not only of the Bay and Gulf but also of the Back Bay of Biloxi. The north line of his place is Fort Bayou. The situation is one of surpassing beauty.
It is not necessary to say that Parker F.arle is one of the most widely known horticulturists in the United States. He has been the President of the American Horticultural Association for many years, and was the Chief of the Horticultural Division of the Cotton Centennial and World's Exposition at New Orleans in 188^-5*
In 1885 he purchesed property at Ocean Springs and during the greater portion of the time since then has made his home there. With his sons he has an improved farm near the town of several hundred acres.
Kuch of the work done has been experimental. The farm is set in various kinds of fruit,
Earle & Sons have fruit farms also at Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and at Cobden and Anna, Illinois.