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South Carolina, the sweet potato increased in acreage 

 from 48,831 in 1899 to 48,878 in 1909, when the pro- 

 duction was 4,319,926 bushels, valued at $2,606,606. 

 Potatoes increased from 8,068 in 1899 to 8,610 in 1909, 

 when the production was 782,430 bushels, valued at 

 $609,424. Of the other vegetables the more important 

 were: 1,828 acres of cabbage, valued at $270,675; 5,051 

 acres of watermelon, valued at $146,418; 1,773 acres of 

 asparagus, valued at $138,317; 962 acres of cucumbers, 

 valued at $115,247; 1,732 acres of beans, valued at 

 $109,865; 977 acres of cantaloupes and muskmelons, 

 valued at $58,490; 49 acres of lettuce, valued at 

 $26,499; and 146 acres of tomatoes, valued at $12,633. 

 Vegetables of lesser importance were beets, carrots, 

 sweet corn, onions, green peppers, radishes, and 

 squash. 



The acreage devoted to the production of flowers 

 and plants in South Carolina decreased from 28 in 1899 

 to 23 in 1909. The total area under glass in 1909 was 

 74,318 square feet, of which 66,242 were covered by 

 greenhouses and 8,076 by sashes and frames. The 

 value of the flowers and plants produced in 1909 was 

 $52,094, as compared with $7,920 in 1899. 



The acreage devoted to nursery products decreased 

 from 84 in 1899 to 21 in 1909, when the value of the 

 nursery products was $4,409, as compared with $4,416, 

 their value in 1899. C. C. NEWMAN. 



Georgia. 



Georgia (Fig. 2514), one of the original thirteen 

 colonies, is located in the southeastern part of the 

 United States just north of Florida. It is the largest 

 state east of the Mississippi. It extends from 30 31' 

 39" N. on the south to 35 on the north, and its greatest 

 breadth is found between 81 W. on the east and 85 53' 

 38" on the west. From Savannah to Brunswick the 

 boundary is the Atlantic Ocean, and from the coastal 

 islands to some 30 or 40 miles inland the territory is 

 practically at sea-level, the soil being alluvial and 

 sandy; the climate here is subtropical, and such plants 

 as the palmettos, figs, olives, and citrus flourish. 



F.rom the coast section along the Florida border, 

 west to the Alabama line and as far north as Columbus, 

 Macon and Augusta, through which cities the fall line 

 passes, is found the great Atlantic Coastal plain. This 

 section of the state is known as South Georgia; it has 

 an elevation from the sea-level to 500 feet, the average 

 being around 250 feet. The soil is mostly sandy, under- 

 laid with clay, with an occasional outcropping of the 

 underlying clay. This is a great cotton, melon and 

 peach section. North of the fall line to Carters ville 

 and Gainesville te found the Piedmont plateau. The 

 country is very hilly and broken, the elevation being 

 from 500 to 1,000 feet. The soil is mostly red clay, 

 producing cotton, peaches and grapes. From Carters- 

 ville east and to the northern border of the state is 

 located the mountain section. This region is rugged 

 and broken, starting with an elevation of 1,000 feet on 

 its southern border and reaching 5,000 feet in the north- 

 central part. Here the apple attains perfection, and 

 peaches do extremely well. The native forests contain 

 such trees as the hemlock, white pine, and tulip tree. 

 From Cartersville north and west is found the Appala- 

 chian Valley region. This is comparatively small in 

 extent, is hilly and rugged, the elevation being from 500 

 to 1,200 feet. In all other parts of the state the geologi- 

 cal features are comparatively simple, but here they 

 are mixed and intricate. The apple and peach succeed 

 well in this section. The extreme northwestern corner 

 of the state dips into the Cumberland plateau, which 

 section, however, is so small as to be practically negligi- 

 ble in a study of Georgia. 



From the rice- and palmetto-covered islands of the 

 coast, through the vast cotton fields, peach orchards 

 and long-leaf pine forests, to the rhododendrons and 



white pines that cover the mountains in the northern 

 parts, one passes through eight of the nine climatic 

 belts represented in the United States. The mean 

 temperature of the mountains runs from 40 to 60; 

 that of the Piedmont plateau from 60 to 65; and that 

 of the Coastal plain from 60 to 70. Zero temperatures 

 have been reported from nearly all parts of the state, 

 but from the southern parts such reports are exceed- 

 ingly rare. The maximum summer temperatures will 

 run from 95 to 102, the latter, however, being the great 

 exception. The rainfall reaches a maximum of 71.7 in 

 the northeastern corner of the mountain section and a 

 minimum of 39.4 inches in Swainsboro, a little south- 

 east of the center of the state: the average is 49.3 

 inches. This variety of climates, coupled with a great 

 diversity of soils, proves the horticultural possibilities 

 of Georgia to be little less than marvelous. 



The Horticultural Society has divided the state into 

 four sections, following to some extent the geological 

 divisions: 



1. The Mountain region takes in all the mountain 

 section, the Appalachian Valley, the Cumberland Pla- 

 teau, and a small strip of the Piedmont Plateau. This 



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2514. Georgia, with the fruit and melon districts. 



region is particularly adapted to the apple and late 

 peach; quinces, cherries, currants, gooseberries, and 

 other fruits of like climatic requirements also do well 

 here, though they are not as yet of commercial impor- 

 tance. Cauliflower, celery and many other vegetables 

 can be raised in this section, and a trade is growing up 

 in late tomatoes and beans. The leading horticultural 

 interests of the mountains at the present time are 

 apples and peaches. 



2. The Middle region, the largest division of the 

 state, takes in most of the Piedmont Plateau and the 

 northern half of the Coastal Plain. It is in the south- 

 central section of this division that the mammoth 

 peach orchards of the state are located. The Japanese 

 plum, as well as other types, used to be extensively 

 grown in this section, but the trees proved to be so sus- 

 ceptible to "plum wilt" and various other diseases and 

 insects that the industry has fallen to a low ebb. Grapes 

 of the Labrusca and rotundifolia types do exceptionally 

 well in central Georgia; apples do fairly well in the 

 northern part of this division, and melons prosper in 

 the southern part. Figs, pecans, and most vegetables, 



