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a9 they told me, was grafted on a peach stock in 

 the ground. I know of no other sort with us, 

 than the common. We generally raise this fruit 

 from the stone, which never fails to bring the same 

 fruit. Likewise our peach stones effect the same, 

 without so much as once missing to produce the 

 same sort that the stone came from. 



Damson, damazeen, and a large, round black 

 plum are all I have met withal in Carolina. They 

 thrive well enough ; the last to admiration, and 

 becomes a very large tree, if in stiff ground; oth- 

 erwise they will not do well. 



Of figs we have two sorts. One is the low 

 bush fig, which bears a large fruit. If the winter 

 happens to have much frost, the tops thereof die, 

 and in the spring sprout again, and bear two or 

 three good crops. 



The tree fig is a lesser fig, though very sweet. 

 The tree grows to a large body and shade, and 

 generally brings a good burden ; especially if in 

 light land ; this tree thrives no where better than 

 on the sand banks by the sea. 



"We have the common, red and black cherry, 

 which bear well. I never saw any grafted in this 

 country, the common excepted, which was grafted 

 on an indian plum stock, and bore well. This is 

 a good way, because our common cherry trees are 

 very apt to put scions all around the tree for a 

 great distance, which must needs be prejudicial to 

 the tree and fruit. ISTot only our cherries are apt 

 to do so, but our apples and most other fruits 



