60 



POMOLOGICAL NOTES FROM MISSISSIPPI. 



our readers to war against their organiza- 

 tions, to whichever path, in the " Delecta- 

 ble Mountains," they may be led by them; 

 but those who have not already studied 



Cosmos will, we trust, at least thank us for 

 giving them the key to their natural bias 

 towards one or the other of the two world- 

 wide styles of ornamental gardening. 



POMOLOGICAL NOTES FROM MISSISSIPPI. 



BY DR. PHILIPS, EDWARDS, MISS. 



Dear Sir — You request me to give you 

 some memoranda of my fruit culture. I do 

 so with pleasure, with the hope that the 

 good cause will be promoted thereby, and 

 my southern friends have a little more 

 light. 



You know I have a very extensive vari- 

 ety of fruits, and that I have tried to get 

 the best. My object has been, to have the 

 best for my own use, and to test here the 

 largest variety that I could. 



Of peaches, I have been able to prove, 

 down to the present time, the following ; 

 and I give my opinion of their relative 

 value : 



1. White Nutmeg. — Too small for any 

 use, and tree too small a bearer. 



2. Early Tillotson. — A few days before 

 the succeeding, ripens finely, is a beautiful 

 peach, and only inferior to the true Early 

 York. Tree healthy ; no mildew, rapid 

 grower, and bears better than Early York. 



3. Early York — (true, serrate leaves.) — 

 Is one of the highest flavored peaches I 

 know — equally as pretty as No. 2 — rather 

 preferred by me for flavor; but the fruit 

 rots too much. Two years' experience with 

 both. 



4. Early Admirable. — Beautiful and good. 

 Nos. 2 and 3 better in flavor. 



5. Cole's Early Red. — This is also beau- 

 tiful, not so large as the others, fine fla- 

 vored and rich juice. Not so good as Nos. 

 2 and 3. 



6. Elmira. — A large fruit, measuring 8 



inches in circumference, (the others 6 to 

 7,) equally as fine, of good flavor, and 

 worthy of culture. It originated here, the 

 seed planted by myself; but where I got 

 it from I am not positive. It is universally 

 pronounced to be the handsomest and largest 

 peach that ripens before this date. And I 

 am informed that in Vicksburgh it is rated 

 equally high. Indeed, there is some dispo- 

 sition to take from me the credit ; but I 

 can prove its origin satisfactorily. 



7. Straivberry. — Small, and not worthy 

 of culture, where Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 can 

 be had. 



S. Yellow Alberge. — Same as No. 7, as 

 to quality, &c. 



9. Early York. — The common variety — 

 ripens a few days after the true, is good, 

 but not so high flavored as Nos. 2 and 3. 



10. Burgess 1 Beauty. — This fruit is beau- 

 tiful and good. I am inclined to think it 

 is " Red Rareripe ;" as it answers the de- 

 scription in your work, and ripens six or 

 eight days after Nos. 2 and 3. 



I have some others, noiv ripe, and will 

 write you again. 



I think I can recommend No. 2, ripening 

 at this place, this year, say 6th June. No. 

 3 ripe same day. No. 6, as ripening about 

 same time, but usually ten days before 

 No. 3. No. 10, as coming in a week af- 

 ter, and good enough for any one. Thus 

 would I discard six varieties ; as these are 

 better, and ripe at same time. 



Of apples, I have had Whi'e. Juneating ; 



