THE FRUITS OF CAROLINA. 



young; trees, particularly the pear. The component parts of Gould's Muriate are, 

 by Dr. Jackson's analysis, as follows, viz : — 



Carbonate of Lime . . . . . . . . . . . 54.00 



Cliloride of Sodium (Salt) 14.40 



Pliosi)hate of Lime and some Oxide of Iron ...... 6.50 



Cliloride of Calcium (Muriate of Lime) ....... 2.70 



Chloride of Magnesium (Muriate of Magnesia) 2.40 



Ammonia ............. 6.41 



Organic Matter 4.59 



Fine Sand 8.50 



Loss 0.50 



100.00 



Twenty per cent, of this compound is soluble in water. 



It is shown, by the above analysis, that this fertilizer is a valuable manure, 

 admirably adapted to siliceous soils, and to those which have been impoverished 

 by long cropping. 



THE FRUITS OF CAROLINA, 



BY A. B., UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA. 



There is no better region in the world, for the cultivation of fruits, than the 

 middle and upper districts of South Carolina, and the southern portions of North 

 Carolina. Apples, peaches, pears, plums, apricots, nectarines, and melons, grow 

 in the greatest abundance, profusion, and of the highest excellence. But Columbia, 

 and its immediate vicinity, is the paradise of fruits, flowers, and every species of 

 shrubbery. 



The system of culture adopted by northern cultivators differs in many respects 

 from that suitable to this State. Mulching — a practice so universally recom- 

 mended by writers upon the subject of fruit culture — has many disadvantages in 

 this region. Owing to the more powerful effects of our sun, and the greater length 

 of our summer, all species of insects are in greater abundance, and their ravages 

 surpass anything known at the North. Millions upon millions of these pests of 

 the flower garden and orchard, are brought into life by the heat long after the 

 same species have entirely disappeared at the North. These secrete themselves 

 under the tan bark or straw used for mulching, and there commit depredations on 

 the young trees, safe in their retreats. A friend and neighbor who had adopted 

 this system of mulching, informed me that a young apple-tree, one and one-half 

 inches in diameter, had been completely destroyed by a caterpillar. He had made 

 his way under the bark, and had actually eaten out the ivhole of the wood for a space 

 of three inches ! The tree presented no signs of decay. The bark was sound, and 

 apparently healthy, but, on bending the tree slightly with the hand, it snapped off 

 at the ground. 



The linest apples are grown in the lower districts of North Carolina and the 

 upper portions of this State. Union District is ])erhaps as favorable a locality 

 for the culture of this fruit as any part of it or South Carolina. 



The peach grows so luxuriantly, and bears such abundant crops without any 

 attention, that it is regarded as a waste of time to cultivate it with care. Many 

 new varieties have been originated, in this district, from seedlings accidentally 

 growing in fence corners and waste ])laces. 



The yellows are unknown in this climate ; but the borer is troublesome, and is 

 the increase, owing to the fact already stated, of the exuberance of insect life 



