196 TRACTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS, &c. 



I have made of green -fodder crops from corn, are entirely to be 

 ascribed to improvident management, and to depending solely on 

 pasture lands. 



I shall conclude these observations with the following notices, 

 reirardina the urowth of trees on the island of St. Helena, which 

 are recorded in my journal. 



Fehruary 9th, 1813. — At Long Wood there are some China 

 peach trees, on the east side of the offices l)ehind the house (a 

 Very exposed situation), raised from peach stones put in the soil 

 by Colonel Broughton about four years ago. These trees blos- 

 somed last year, but had no fruit. At present they are ten to 

 twelve feet high, and have a good many peaches on them. This 

 proves that very valuable orchards of peaches might speedily be 

 raised at St. Helena^ A few acres, planted in sheltered and 

 warm situations with peach stones at four feet asunder, would be 

 much sooner productive of fruit ; and when thinned, at four or 

 five years growth from the seed, would yield plenty of fuel : and 

 the best trees being left, would continue for many years to pro- 

 duce great abundance of fruit, which would be serviceable to the 

 inhabitants and shipping, and what might be to spare would 

 afford an admirable food for hogs ; as these animals are extremely 

 fond of the fruit, and more so of the kernels, they might be suf- 

 fered to range in the peach orchards as they do amongst oak trees 

 in England. Thus they might be fed, during January, February, 

 and March, without any expense to the proprietors. 



These observations apply equally to orchards of figs and guavas ; 

 which come in season immediately after the peaches, and would 

 give a further supply of food to those animals during the three 

 following months. 



Some young pineasters which Colonel Broughton received from 

 the seed-bed at Plantation-house, sown in May, 1809, are now. 



