502 Garden Notes. 



the ligmiTn, but the cortex only of the young growth which is 

 ruhrum. 



Tlie origin of varieties of fruit has become a matter of 

 some interest among nurserymen, and at Fruit Conventions ; 

 and if it be true, as T suppose, that Messrs. Hovey received 

 their specimens from Mr. Prince, and he his from Mr. Camak, 

 I have thought it might be worth the while to place upon rec- 

 ord what I happeu to know regarding the introduction of this 

 tree into our nurseries. 



Several years ago, the late Mr. Camak obtained from me 

 two or three young trees, which he said he was going to send 

 to Mr. Prince, as " a curiosity," and I received mine from the 

 Rev. Mr. Gambel, of Henry county, in this state. In the 

 spring of 1835, the latter gentleman sent me a seedling of the 

 previous year's growth, which I took to be some sort of cor- 

 nus or willow, but the bearer told me it was raised from a 

 peach stone that Mr. G. had received from a friend at a dis- 

 tance. Expecting to hear something more about it from Mr. 

 G., I was not careful to remember the place named, and as 

 he soon after emigrated from the country, I lost all clue to 

 the recovery of it, but my impression is, that it was either 

 from the Indian Nation, or from Texas. My tree soon came 

 into bearing; and as it propagates itself true by the seed, it 

 soon became abundantly disseminated. The fruit is large, 

 long oval, compressed, with a distinct suture, and long pro- 

 tracted point, or mamelon. Both flesh and skin are of a 

 bright yellow, without any red on the cheek next the sun. It 

 ripens so late that it only occasionally is in perfection with 

 us — but when it does become eatable, is much praised by 

 those who like clingstones. It is certainly very juicy, and 

 exceedingly high flavored, though much too poignant for my 

 taste, reminding one of a pine-apple not quite ripe. 



It has very properly been placed in the catalogue of orna- 

 mental trees; for, if worthless for the table, it is capable of 

 being used with admirable effect in landscape gardening. Its 

 vermillion-colored twigs in winter, and golden foliage in sum- 

 mer, catch the eye at a great distance. Its leaves, which are 

 without glands, so soon as they are fully expanded, that is, 

 about the middle of May, in this climate, change to a bril- 

 liant yellow, as if struck by an autumnal frost, but continue 



