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besides which there are a number of varieties that are 

 particularly beautiful as ornamental flowering plants, such 

 as the Double Crimson, the Monstrous Double Crimson, 

 the Double White, the Yellow Flowering, the Dwart* 

 Flowering, &c. General Forman, of Maryland, informs me, 

 that the Pomegranate flourishes with him without the least 

 protection. 



Euphoria Long Yen. Among the fruits enumerated in 

 the publications of the South-Carolina Agricultural Society 

 as worthy of introduction into the southern parts of our 

 Union, I find the above particularly noticed. This tree is 

 one among the number of valuable additions which have 

 been made to our collections from the gardens of China, and 

 it has already perfected its fruit at the seat of John Knight, 

 Esq. of Lee Castle, England, which was found to be of an 

 excellent quality. In this section of the Union it requires 

 the protection of a Green-house ; we therefore cannot ex- 

 pect to receive the full benefit of it as an addition to our vo- 

 cabulary of fruits, but the southern states will no doubt be 

 found congenial to its full development, where, at no distant 

 period, it will probably form one of the appendages of the 

 dessert. The Euphoria litchi, another species of the same 

 genus, is said to be still more interesting, and I find thisalsc 

 mentioned by the South-Carolina Agricultural Society 

 These plants are sometimes ranged under the genus Dimo- 

 carpus. 



Zizyfihus sinensis, or Chinese Date. This tree is exter- 

 sively cultivated in China, and the fruit is much esteemed. 

 The varieties of this fruit in that country are said to be al- 

 most as numerous as those of the Plum in Europe. It has 

 latterly been introduced into cultivation in the gardens of 

 Europe, to which it promises to be a great acquisition. Both 

 this and the two following would suit the climate of the 

 southern states. 



Zizyfihus -vulgaris, or Common Jujuba.Th'is fruit is 

 well known in the south of Europe, and is generally called 

 the European Jujuba. Its fruit is excellent for preserves, 

 under which form it is sold in the shops of Paris, London, 

 and other cities of Europe. 



Zizyfihus lotus, or Lote Tree,* This produces a drupe 

 of very pleasant flavour, and in North Africa is said to be an 

 article of much importance to the natives, a particular tribe 

 of whom anciently derived their name from living upon the 

 Lote, 



