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never fail to produce large crops. More attention 

 should be paid to the cultivation of this fruit for 

 commercial purposes. 



The Cherry cannot be called well adapted to sec- 

 tions south of this, but as we progress towards the 

 upper part of the State it begins to succeed, and 75 

 miles north it produces abundant crops. The tree 

 stops its vegetation in Jul}^, remains dormant for a 

 few weeks, then it takes a new start of flowers and 

 leaves, thereby exhausting itself as to the produc- 

 tion of large crops of fruit. 



he Plum is entirely free from the Black Knot ; 

 and, where the Ourculio is attended to, it produces 

 lai ge crops. Our native varieties are comparatively 

 free from the depredations of the Ourculio. Im- 

 mense crops of Wild Plums are yearly produced all 

 over the country. 



The Chickasaw Plum possesses a flavor peculiar 

 to itself, and this variety is the basis upon which 

 the futui'e improvement of a race of Plums suitable 

 to this section must rely. We have several very 

 good, wild varieties, the largest portion being cling- 

 stones. 



The Mulberry is much cultivated as food for 

 poultry. The Hick's Everbearing, a seedling of 

 Morus multicaulis, produces an insipid fruit during 

 three and four months, and in immense quantities. 

 Downing' s is of a rich, sub-acid flavor, but bears 

 fruit only during 6 weeks. 



Pomegranates seldom fail to produce fruit if they 

 are somewhat protected by the neighborhood of 

 buildings. As an orchard fruit, it should not be 

 relied upon here, although southward it never 

 fails. 



The Blackberry grows in great profusion, and the 

 fruit is very large ar d rich, many varieties being as 

 large as the Lawton. The cultivation of this fruit 

 as a market produce will not pay here. They are 

 so abundant everywhere, and ripen before the bulk 

 of the Strawberries is passed, that a fine quality of 

 cultivated Blackberry will bring no more than the 

 wild kinds. 



Olives and Jujubes succeed well but are little cul- 

 tivated ; otherwise they are objects of curiosity. 

 Near the sea-shore the Olive thrives admirably, and 

 the oil produced compares well with the bestltalian. 

 This, again, is a fruit that should not be longer ne- 

 glected, the lower part of Georgia and the whole of 

 Florida being eminently suitable to its culture. 



These are the principal fruits cultivated here, and 

 wo must noxvgive some space to the 

 FLOWERS AND ORNAMENTAL TREES. 



CONIFEROUS. 



Of the class of Arlntienoe, the sections of Tetra- 



gone and Angular leaves, and falling cones are some- 

 times succesful. The Norway Spruce, Hemlock and 

 Abies Morinda will make medium-sized trees, but 

 never come to perfection, as in higher latitudes. 

 The Silvered leaves or Firs do not stand the climate 

 at all. If they do not die the first season after 

 planting, their growth is so stunted as to prevent 

 ever making anything of them. 



The section of Fimis has many fine varieties. P. 

 strobus and P. excelsa attain fair proportions. No 

 finer variety can be found than the native P. palus- 

 tris, when about 15 feet high. Its leaves often at- 

 tain, when young, 18 inches in length, and the body 

 of the young tree is entirely covered with a dense 

 foliage. Unfortunately, it is too common every- 

 where, and, perhaps, not susceptible of full devel- 

 opment as far north as Philadelphia. Pinus Aus- 

 triaca, and others of the same class do not thrive as 

 well as further North. Pmus patida, of which I 

 saw a splendid specimen some years ago, now, un- 

 fortunately destroyed by military necessity, was a 

 most thrifty variety, and a tree of great beauty. 



The x\raucaria section has some magnificent rep- 

 resentatives. The A. Braziliensis attains a height 

 of forty feet, and is perfectly hardy ; a tree of sur- 

 passing beauty. A. fimbriata grows slower, but is 

 ali-o a very fine tree. 



I have not seen either A. excelsa or Bidwillii tried 

 in open air, but have no doubt they wiil succeed a 

 degree south of this. Cunninghamia makes a re- 

 markable thrifty tree, of great beauty when raised 

 from seed. 



The Deodar Cedar finds here a climate suited to 

 it, and there are now specimens that attain nearly 

 50 feet in elevation. It never browns in winter, but 

 sometimes requires its leader to be trained, as it is 

 apt to bifurcate. 



Cedrus Llhani is unsuited to the climate. C. 

 Argentea thrives better, and makes a tolerable tree. 

 In the Cvpressince, we have the Cupressus fune- 

 bris, Cashmeriensis, torulosa, Lawsoniana, Lam- 

 bertina, sempervirens pyramidalis, &c., that make 

 admirable trees. The sinensis pendula, MacNabi- 

 ana, Goveniana, thrive equally well. ericoides 

 has attained ten feet in height, and is an exquisite 

 tree. It turns perfectly purple in winter, making a 

 striking contrast with its congeners. Most of these 

 varieties seed freely. 



The Junipers are also of vigorous growth, except- 

 ing such varieties as J. recurva, J. prostrata, and 

 others, like the latter, of extre i.e Northern origin.* 

 Our finest Junipers are Communis Hibernica, Chi- 

 nensis, and oblonga pendula ; and, in the trailing 

 section, the J. squamata stands unrivalled. 



