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it would succeed any where south of the Potowmac. The 

 fruit is held in esteem, and the tree being dioecious, it will 

 be necessary to possess both sexes. 



Stone Pine. The fruit of this v tree is in high esteem in 

 Italy, and has occasionally found its way to the New-York 

 markets. Their taste is similar to the Almond, though 

 more delicious. In England tie truit is seldom brought to 

 perfection, on account of the want of sufficient sun, but in 

 this country there exists no difficulty of that kind. 



Ceratonia, or Carob Tree. The pods of this tree contain 

 a pleasant eatable substance, for which it is extensively culti- 

 vated in the south of Europe, and it is supposed to be the 

 fruit of this tree which supported St. John in the wilderness, 

 whence its common appellation of " St. John's Bread." It 

 would suit the climate of the southern states. 



Psidium, or Guava. The Purple Guava, or Psiclium 

 cattleyanum, has been cultivated with success in the Green- 

 houses of England, and would no doubt succeed in the 

 southern regions of our country without any protection. This 

 is considered as possessing the highest merit. The Chinese 

 Guava, and the Rvd Apple Fruited Guava, are also valued 

 for their fruits'. The Psidium pyrifemm, or White Pear 

 Shaped Guava of India, which is naturally far more tender, 

 has been naturalized to that part of France on the Mediter- 

 ranean, and will doubtless ere long, as well as its congeners, 

 be acclimated to South-Carolina and Georgia. The Guavas 

 may be raised by seeds, cuttings, or ingrafting. 



Pasaiflora, or Passion Flower. Of this genus there are 

 a number of species producing fruits of great excellence, 

 viz Passiflora quadrangularis, or West-India Granadilla; 

 P. maliformis, or Sweet Calabash ; P. laurifolia, or Water 

 Lemon; P. edulis, or Purple Fruited ; and P. ligularis, or 

 Mexican Granadilla. Of these the two first are now culti- 

 vated as dessert fruits in England ; the third is from Brazil, 

 and is very productive ; the fourth is very plenty in the West 

 India ami .Bahama Islands ; and the fifth is common in the vi- 

 cinity of the city of Mtxico. There are doubtless other spe- 

 cies which produce fine fruits. There exists no good reason 

 why these would not flourish in the more southern parts of 

 our Union; and indeed one of our native species, the Passi- 

 flora incarnata, produces fruit in a wild state as far north as 

 the Potowmac, which, although inferior, is eaten by children, 

 and known by the name of Pocock, or May Apple. In South 

 America the fruit of the Passiflora is called Purchas. 



