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suture shallow, but distinct. Skin downy, yellowish 
white at apex, but nearly or entirely covered with differ- 
ent shades of red. Flesh white, juicy, vinous and very., 
good. Ripe middle of Sept. 
Several Seedling Peaches were received at this time 
from Dr. J. Orr, J. H. Coult, of Athens ; R. Nelson, Ma- 
con: and Peters, Harden & Co., Atlanta ; some of v.'hich 
were of large size and good quality, but none quite ecpral 
in flavor to other varietie.s ripening at the same season. 
2lst. A Seedling Apple, raised by Mr. Mangurn, and 
sent to the Committee by Peters, Harden & Co. Fruit 
large, roundish, much flattened, stem short in a regular 
cavity. Calyx open in a deep basin. Skin, yellow 
striped, and w'a.shed with varying shades of red, a few 
russet specks. Flesh yellowish white, fine grained, ten 
der, moderatelj’’ juicy, with a fine mild Summer Pear 
main flavor, very good or best. Ripe September 12th. 
22d. Donahoo Cling . — Glands reminform. Fruit very 
large, roundish, suture quite deep on one side and visi 
ble entirely around the fruit. Apex depressed, or with 
but a slight swollen point. Skin creamy white, beauti 
fully dotted and tinged with red in the sun Flesh ivhite 
to the stone, exceedingly juicy, excelling the Heath Cling 
in tenderness of texture equally rich and luscious. A 
most desirable peach. Ripe Sept. 10th to 20th. Differ- 
ent from Heath in jjhape, and still better in quality. 
From Mr. Donnalioo, Clark county. 
23dj P residerd Church— Glands reinform. Size large, 
roundish, inclining to oval, suture shallow, often a mere 
line, with a small point at the apex, which is rarely de- 
pressed, with pale red in the shade, and beautifully mar- 
bled and washed with dark red in the sun, the exposed 
specimens are nearly covered with dark red ; in size and 
color it somewhat resembles the Late Admirable, and is 
quite as fine a flavored peach. Flesh pale red at the stone, 
very juicy, melting, of delicious flavor, the fruit free from 
rot. A great acquisition. A Seedling, raised by Rev. A 
Church, D D., President of Franklin College, Athens, Ga 
21th. Oconee Greening Apple, from Mr, PricJgeon, 
Athens, Ga. Fruit very large, roundish, flattened. Skin 
smooth, green turning to yellow, when ripe a little brown- 
ish in the sun, russet about the stem, with a few scattered 
russeit dots. Calyx open in a shallow slight!', furrowed 
basin. Stalk very short in a rather deep regular cavity. 
Flesh yellowish, fine grained, crisp, abounding in a delight 
ful aromatic lijVely sub-acid juice. Quality best. Original 
tree tree stands on the bonks of the Oconee River, a little 
below Athens. Ripens from October 1st to December. 
2.3ih. Yapp's Favorite Apple, from Robert Nelson. Fruit 
large to very larne, loundish, somewhat conical. Skin 
oily smooth, greenish yellow with a blush in the sun, 
sprinkled sparingly with russet dots, a little russeted about 
the stem, and somewhat marbled with dark patches made 
up of minute black dots. Calyx open in a deep basin. 
Stalk short, in a deep cavity. Flesh white, fine grained, 
tender, juicy, almost melting and of a most grateful sub- 
acid flavor. From .Laurens county, in this State. Qual- 
ity best. 
2 tih. H a- inn's Delicious Peach, {vora John T. Grant, 
Esq , of Walton county. Free bought of Mr. Camp, of 
Newton c.ouof'y. Fruit large, round, a liiile oval, depress- 
eil at the [c x P-uut verv small anti within the. depres- 
sion. Smuro. shallow. Skin modirraiely downy, of a 
rich aieoiiv winte vvuh a faint lilush in the sun. Flesh 
whim i(( me ^toise, wiili the exact flavor of a Heath Cling. 
Q taloy Oct Khh. 
27dj G nnls ('linjj , — A ('’liniistone Peach from Mr J. 
T. (b-.iiii Fi list nic.uiuoi t(t l.oge, oblung. to pni to t!ie 
pi'oinni(-ot j>o:ot. Suture well oi.aiked Skin |i:-i!e <uva!oy 
white, quite downy and preliy much covered with dull 
red. Flesh pale red at the stone, juicy, tender and when 
fully ripe very good. 
28th. Athenian Cling, from Hettry Hull, Jr., Athens. 
Fruit very large, oblong, depressed at the apex. Suture 
a mere line. Skin v'ery dpwnvr, yellowish wlTite, marbled 
with dull reef in tlie sun. F’iesii pale red at the stone, 
rather firm and rich, pf a high vinous flavor— a very 
great acquisition. Tills and Horton's delicious aie the 
two best Getober" Cling Stone Pe-Tches, and they ere of 
flavor totally distinct from each other, one a very sweet 
and luscious, the other ofa brisk' and vinous flavor. 
As we are closing tins report, three proi- i sing late 
beaches have been presented by Mr. Y. L G. Ihirris, and 
a box with a gn-ar numlter of varieties of A.m tipples has 
Iveon. received from J. Van Buren, Ksq.. Cl ■rksviile. On 
these the Committee will report hereauer ihrougii the agri- 
cultural Press. 
All of wrhich is respectful!}’ submitted, 
AY At. N. Chairman. 
Athens, Ga., 1S5G. 
JLOW FllUIT TiJEE.S— -CIAJSE PEA.XTli IMG, 
At a recent discussion in the American Institute Farm- 
ers’ Club, on the subject of Orchards — How to grow 
and preserve them," our friend, T. W. Field, Esq, o 
Brooklyn, gave utterance to the following very pertinent 
and sound views, nearly all of which we entirely en- 
dorse : 
Mr. Field said that it is often a.sserted, tliat '• the gene- 
ration which plants trees is not the generatiot'. v/hicii eats 
the fruit.” He thought that depended upon the way the 3 v 
plan't. Beyond all question the form of tree best adapted 
for all the functions of growth, health and productiim- 
ness is the pyramidal or conical, hranrhin^ from near thr 
ground.. The tree produced by a seed dropped into culti- 
vated ground or grown in an open plain, untouched by 
the pruning-knife, is much more nearb/ our model than 
the artificial thing whittled up to a single siiuft in the nur- 
seiy. 
NMture needs but little assistance, and that little in the 
right timeand_ place -As. single terminal bud pinched qff 
the young shoot in its first midsummer growth will do 
more toward affecting the shape which natiuc herself is 
constantly re-proilucing, than all the barbarous surgical 
operations performed by prutiing knife, saw and axe. — 
The continually decreasin.g longevity of our Iruit trees ts 
without doubt accelerated by the continually increasing 
artificial structure. A trunk six to ten feet high is no 
more necessary to the pcrlect structure of a tree than a 
neck of equal length to a man. It is quite as superfluou.s 
to a tree as a gutta-percha tul.ie 10 feet long is to a iiuman 
being to draw ail his sustenance through. The advan- 
tages of a low structure ol tree are ; 
First. Longevity— by conforming more perfectly widi 
nature, by less exposure to accidents from storms, and iiy 
interfc-riiig with less violence to its organism in heavy 
pruning. 
Second. Hastening of the production of fruit. Fruit- 
ing of the pear and apple is lessened to six years [in (he 
South to 2 or 3 years, fiom the graft or bud. — Ens ] ii - 
stead of twelve, by not wasting a long period i*"* firodu- 
cing a useless trunk ; by not requiring an excess of sap; 
to provide for the waste in travelling iq) a loiur, naked 
trunk, exposp'd to surface evaporation, in the fet venr heat 
of summer; and i>y a quick maturity of liierntu li<aiing 
branches from not being early depiived ot s qt-bii'ailiitig 
leaves. i lie ground i.s ino!c«ed and protected tr m the 
parebitig Ik at of sinimuT by ilic low branen . -d a 
ni'ire generous and cm linu.i! .>uppiy »d trait sap | r 'Vidcd 
'I'id/d. A much huger number oi liees ihay la giowu 
