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NEW FRUIT TREES OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 



Ferdinand Apple. 



No. 2. Aromatic Carolina. This is a 

 most remarkable apple, originating here, 

 and deserves a place in every collection. 

 It is large oblate-conical, pale red, slightly 

 streaked, with a heavy bloom, wide basin, 

 calyx open. The tree is spreading with 

 horizontal tranches inclining to be pendant, 

 short fruit wood, with abrupt terminal buds. 

 The habit of the tree is similar to that of 

 the Sine qua no?i, and once in bearing never 

 requires pruning afterwards. Flesh, ex- 

 ceedingly tender and melting. The flavor 

 is highly aromatic and excellent. This is 

 the highest and best flavored apple I have 

 ever tasted. In season, last week in June 

 and all July. It is an abundant bearer, 

 first rate quality. 



No. 3. Fixlin. Originated here. It is 

 a large apple, oblate, but less conical than 

 the Aromatic Carolina. Beautiful red, 

 streaked, of fine sub-acid flavor. It is a 

 fine drying apple. The tree forms conical 

 heads, with strong horizontal branches, 

 and is a vigorous grower and abundant 

 bearer, producing regular crops of most per- 

 fect marketable fruit ; begins to ripen in , 



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July, and continues maturing its fruit til 

 September. It is a valuable apple for 

 stock, and trees of this variety are hardy 

 and vigorous. The original tree is fifteen 

 years old, and is fully twenty-five feet 

 high. Second rate quality of Southern 

 summer fruit. 



PEARS. 



No. 4. "Upper Crust." A new seed- 

 ling pear, which has fruited here the four 

 past seasons, in size and shape much 

 resembling Dearborn's seedling ; of a 

 green colour, covered with distinct, irregu- 

 lar russet blotches. The tree is pyramidal 

 in shape, with well matured switchey 

 limbs and grey coloured bark. It is but- 

 tery and melting ; in season early in July, 

 and ripens well in the house. Its flavor is 

 much superior to any early pear I cultivate, 

 and all who have eaten of it, pronounce it 

 first rate. It is perfectly free from disease 

 so far, and I intend propagating it largely, 

 as I believe it worthy of dissemination, 

 especially in the South. 



PEACHES. 



No. 5. Mrs. Poinsett. This is a re- 



