110 THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



Cbinaljerry TTee, Melia Azedaraeh. The berries are said to contain 

 saccharine matter, and were used to make a fermented alcoholic 

 beverage during the time of the war. One who has only seen the 

 beautiful glossy foliaged EuonyTnus Japonicus \x\. greenhouses or as 

 a small half hardy shrub in the open border during summer, can form 

 no idea of the beauty of this bush here where it is perfectly hardy 

 and thrives most luxuriantly. It bears trimming into all sorts of 

 shapes, and makes the prettiest hedges I have ever seen. In addition 

 to the richness of its evergreen foliage, it is doubly attractive in 

 winter when adorned with its bright red berries; the long luxuriant 

 branches thus richly ornamented are much used for interior decorations, 

 producing admirable effects. Shortly my attention was riveted by a 

 lovely evergreen, with an enchantingly soft foliage, about ten or twelve 

 feet high, and eight or nine in diameter. I had seen small specimens 

 of it in the north, and recognized it as the beautiful Deodar Cedar. 

 It was a lovely sight to watch the gTaceful waving of its branches in 

 the morning breeze, and the effect of the sunlight on its silvery and 

 hoary green foliage. Subsequently I saw many others of the same 

 species, some of them admirable specimens. The Evergreen Magnolias 

 also grow to a limited size here, alongside of most of our northern 

 shrubs and trees. Beautiful specimens of some of the dwarf forms of 

 the Arbor Vitae were met with, also examples of several of the" 

 interesting variegated forms of the Japanese Euonymus. A few of 

 the residences of the wealthier inhabitants are surrounded by neatly 

 kept lawns, with trees and shrubbery tastefully arranged; but when 

 compared with what might be done in a climate so favorable, it must 

 be admitted that there is plenty of room for improvement. 



During my stay I called on Dr. Samuel Hape, who is one of the 

 most enterprising nurserymen in this district, from whom I learned 

 • that fruit growing was on the increase in Georgia. In season, peaches 

 are abundant and cheap, and large quantities are raised for export. 

 Plums also are somewhat grown but are subject to be attq,cked by the 

 Curculio much as they are with ourselves, and the practice of 

 jarring the trees and collecting the insects seems to be too troublesome 

 an undertaking to find much favor here. The Doctor esteems the 

 wild goose as a valuable sort, as it is, he says, less liable to attack 

 from the Curculio than the more highly flavored varieties, and for the 



