PEACHES. 



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Georgia, and more particularly to the new settlers of Flo- 

 rida. Do you know that you have a JYaiive Olive, grow- 

 ing in sandy boggy places all along your sea coast ; and that 

 you can engraft all the European Olives on this said native 

 Olea Americana ? And if you sow the berries of your own 

 native Olive, and proceed as recommended above, I see 

 nothing to hinder you from raising sweet oil enough to sup- 

 ply all the Northern and Eastern States. When you have 

 plenty of stocks fit for grafting, the Chinese Sweet Olive 

 {Olea Fro grans) may be grafted also. The flowers of 

 this species are used by the Chinese to scent their finest 

 teas, in conjunction with the Camellia Oleifera, which at 

 some other time I may say something about, as well as the 

 Thea, (Tea Tree,) Coffee Tree, &c. 



CHAPTER IX. 



CULTIVATION OF PEACHES AND NECTARINES, 



With Observations on the Cause of their Decay in certain 

 Sections of the United States. 



BY THE EDITOR. 



Although our Author's directions for the general manage- 

 ment and cultivation of fruit trees are excellent, being found- 

 ed on experience, yet u will be recollected that the directions 

 are given for the climate of England. It is true, that some 

 of his general remarks will suit every climate ; but there are 

 others that will not suit this country : I have, therefore, made 

 such alterations and notes as in my judgment were best 

 calculated for that purpose. But in the management of 

 Peach Trees I deemed it the most proper course to reject 

 the whole of his directions, and give such others as an ex- 

 perience of thirty years as a Nurseryman in Nev/-York 

 might enable me to submit to the consideration of the pub- 

 lic. About twenty or twenty-five years ago, Peaches were 

 raised here in the greatest abundance, and with only a mo- 

 fderate share of attention, in great perfection. That time, 

 however, has gone by, and whether we are to attribute tha 



