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GARDENING FOR THE SOUTH. 



fourths of an inch long, fleshy, springing from a wide deep 

 cavity ; calyx large open in a wide deep, somewhat ribbed 

 basin. Very highly spoken of at the fair for 1856, at 

 Montgomery, Ala. In a milder climate is said to hang on 

 the tree until January. Probably the best winter apple 

 for the climate of middle Alabama, Miss., &;c. 



39. Oconee, Greening is said to be a very fine winter 

 apple, in appearance much like Disharoon with which it 

 may prove identical. 



For a select list, Mr. Van Buren recommends Red June, 

 Bruce, Julien, Bough, Oane Creek, Toccoa, and Defiance, 

 for summer. Disharoon, Tender Skin,Batchelor and Fall 

 Pippin for the middle season, and Nickajack, Oamak, 

 Sweet Cullasaga, Wall, Catooga, Berry, Maverick Sweet, 

 Shockley, Neverfail, and Duckett for winter. 



For a select list, I would recommend Nos. 3, 4, 6, 10, 

 12, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 35, 37, 38. 

 Mostly native Southern varieties, and whatever else we 

 buy abroad, it is certain that our apples should be got from 

 our Southern Nurseries. 



Ribes — Currant and Gooseberry. 

 Rihes Ruhrum — Currant. 



The currant is a low shrub, a native of Great Britain 

 and the northern parts of Europe and America, with 

 smooth branches, doubly serrate pubescent leaves, and 

 yelloAvish green flowers, appearing early. The fruit rip- 

 ens with the later strawberries and raspberries. It suc- 

 ceeds and thrives admirably in our mountain sections, and 

 will live and bear tolerably well here in a cool, northern 

 exposure; but would probably die out, the first summer 

 near the coast. 



The fruit is of an agreeable acid taste — ripe, it is used 



