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trees, wliieli may chiefly be imputed to the negli- 

 gence and nnskillfulness of the gardner. Our 

 cherries are ripe a month sooner than in Virginia. ^* 



Gooseberries I have seen of the smaller sort, 

 but find they do not do so well as in England, 

 and to the northward. Want of dressing may be 

 some reason for this. 



Currants, white, red, and black, thrive here, as 

 well as any where. 



Rasberries, the red and white, I never saw any 

 trial made of. But there is no doubt of their 

 thriving to admiration, since those of the country 

 do so well. 



The mulberries are spontaneous. We have no 

 others than what I have already mentioned in the 

 class of natural fruits of Carolina. 



Barberry red, with stones, and without stones, 

 grow here. 



Strawberries, not foreign, but those of the coun- 

 try, grow here in great plenty. Last April I 

 planted a bed of two hundred feet in length, which 

 bore the same year. 



Medlars we have none. 



All sorts of walnuts from England, France and 

 Maderas thrive well from the nut. 



ISTo filberts, but hazle nuts ; the filbert nut plan- 

 ted, becomes a good hazle nut, and no better. 



As for that noble vegetable, the vine, without 

 doubt, it may (in this country) be improved, and 

 brought to the same perfection, as it is, at this 

 day, in the Bamc latitude in Europe, since the 



