Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-11-08

from The Charleston Courier.J
RARE AND SINGULAR PRODUCTIONS OF TIE SEASON.
The unusually mud winter or lc42 has produced
some fruit in open grounds, which not usually
cultivated with success our climate, and which may
be deserving of passing notice.
]. In the garden Of Mr.. Gregg, of Canonsboro Sc
vera Banana trees bore fruit during the summer, and
when Wis ted the garden short time ago. the plants
presented both flowers and nit
9 In the garden Of Mrs. Davis, Of Canonsboro
there three lemon trees planted the open grounds
years ago. and partially sheltered during winter,
with pine sapngs and bushes, that now have fruit that
has nearly come 10 maturity The trees are about IL
IL feet high; has II lemons, another H. and
the third = Of unusually large size. This the
first instance that recoect os this fruit having
succeeded in climate without the projection Of the
green house.
B. received within the last few days from John
Mcetze Esq, Postmaster at Lexington Court house.
number Of apples Of different and of very fine
favor The most singular part OF their history that
this tree has borne fruit less than seven times since
the last Spring Mr. Metzee writes: alt the fruit Of
one of the apple trees in my yard. We made of
the first and second crops. That which send you is
the Sd, 4,b oh, 9Th und 9Th crops, and the
in bloon Heretofore, it has borne fruit twice year.
but this year above mentioned
II IS not very unusual during our long summers in
Caroline to have second crop of fruit Although the
latter seldom comes TO maturity; but | have
heard Of 80 singular freak Of Nature that
by the apple tree OF Mr.. Meeze, especially as these
successive crops appear 10 have not only been album
dant but very distinct from each other.
The fruit buds Of decduous trees are usually
formed in the previous autumn, at the time when the
leaves shed. Should the weather become warm az
ter this perod the tree puts forth second Crowth-
blooms again, and f the IS not too short leaves
second crop of ru,-thIs is, however, in anticipation
of The following year when such trees seldom bear
abundant crop. We only account for the fertility
Of the tree OF Mr. Meetze from the circumstance of the
past winter having been unusually mud and the sum
mer very wet, causing The tree continually 10 shed its
leaves and as often putting forth new products
4 In the box containing these apples also a
quantity Of superiine wheat -four the product of Mr.
Mre;ze's pania,iGn-m al lis own gris
MILL which we compared with The finest flour from our
Northern markets, and found it fully equal 10 the best
There is comfort in these HARD times Of high
tariffs &c, TO be convinced that If hard pressed
cotton cloths, make plough
shares from The iron of mountains, raise our own
wheat, eat our own apples and drink Lemonade the
product Of our gardens. b.
I'VE have been kindly favored with branch Of the
gafnished with cluster Of four beautiful lemons vie
ing size and appearance with the best imported le
mons we have scen.-Eds Courier.
MARRIAGE OF CouSr D'HAuTEvlLLE.-Th foreign
nobeman, whose marriage with the daughter Of David
Sears Esq Of this city, and whose subsequent endea
vors 10 obtain possession of his child after he had been
deprived of lis society," created much noise through
ont the country, has we understand, been recently
RED 10 lady in Europe, possessed Of immense wealth