Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-02-11

tlill lhf ot ifA ~ Not III GAkDlINA
We publish with much pleasure tho following LETTER,
from Mr.. lunus Saith IN he Secretary If hs State Az
cultural Society. in reference Ia thu int resting eNprri.
meat now IN prnarcss IN GfeenylIls District:
GanvNyIIln. 5. c. Oct %. 1910
To he Seeretnygf hc State .ls,icu'trai Society Of
South Carolina.
Dt,R SIN Since my communication OF the 9Th d.
cemhof last my labafs have bern nnnteiupIeJy dnvn
nd t the enlsa un Of The Tea plsnl IN his District
aud IN extending aud pehrcing the mrnns Of ensuinp
regular Sopnlles OF Tea Seed and Pints ifom the mps
eel, ,hntrd lra plantations IN China After three y,ars
trial and ssrpanlmeol am happy 10 say have Gnsly
succeeded III establishing agenees which promise be
Eli INIT Considerable supplies of hoh seed aud plants
may he expected early IN The Sping To ascertain The
hesI mode Of transporting seed plants waters %
iDn miles in extent in addition TO inland otrflape IN
China OF from 10 10 500 miles, has claimtd my earn
est and most anxious attention.
Fight cases OF Tea nuts received this month from
Asia woe totally spoiled IN iransparlaiun not sound
nut IN The whole lot This attribute entirely 10 mis-
taken mode of packing The npls originally, when
shipped Of The first qnaliiyine. large. full grown and
perfect parcel Of Tea onis received, by tho sans
Himnl,ys Mountains nthwed Pfovrnces IN b'itnony'"
dla cane safe mud opened ont beautifully bnghl and
fresh No single deeayed nu, Ia be noticed She fol
Lowell my instructions ia the mode ni pncklng with On
the success Is be expected that people IN he
interior Of sa who have had experiences IN packing
seeds and plants for foreign countries. can make sue
cessfnll shipment great distance. No person ni
home or abroad has been accnsmloned IL Trade which
never exisicd have the ,s0n 10 earn myself al con
siderable loss and expense no body cnn leach me
The loss of elpht cases ot iea unts proves the taacy
Of tnstag 10 mere guess work carrot Instruct OH
.rs until have taught myself. That requires time aud
PATIENCE The ,ss Of elgh cases gives me no caheeh
whatever, sreng AN IN the tue Praeca way OF eat
ing NY lesapn Three months were adopted IN mak'ns
This shipment wv, embracing almost the eh!te ship
mcnt enrely failed, one only suceeedeh that ono Is o
some value
A small quantity of Tea nuts planed ont in Decem
cember last. failed 10 germ,nale ihnsh hne, healthy
nuts. Considering II bad no covering or Fn'tcnon
Whatever after planting consequence ~ my absence
in Now Ymk aud severe frosty winter 10 encounter
il nond have been mnrvelaus II II had seglnied !
planted nn my sound nuts. received ih4 month on 'he
18th insau and shall give them my wnirh'nl care -
Whether the sam. seasop of tho year adapted 10 the
pieptnv tf Tea pnts China, Java aud lndla VIII be
equally favorable in this cnste remainsto be proved
The fact that the Tea plant buds aud biossoms a' The
same time here IN Asla Is IN lasot oi an 'oehny VI
time III planting.
The Tea seed. generally denominai'd, - o' 'he
size and color Of hazel mi, An average sized nnl
ooaIs ii weight ciphl seeds The bulk ot 'ni
zed Tea nu H. IN crcn inference. Z. incbe' ol mid
die sized nui ! inches. hveraee perhaps - 'o'"es,
ike all nuts II contains oily kernel, covered win
she'll thicker Than that Of c,ttn seed but raher ihi
ner Than that Of hazel nut The public mind Is mlsee
nv cnllno il Tea seed 1t should be called Tea nut de
noting u.ore distinctly those onscqnanled with h,ns
tun character.
Nany persons have written to me, from distant paft
of the county requesting me forward 10 tbom sinai
ouantily of Tea seed IN letter. evidently deceived b,
! is haynu been called Tea seed aud ianorans oi IN
sza /, which ettrr would be swelled by such an III
closure. To avoid n,eonceplon on ths POM, hn'
to convey n mure Just aud definite idea, II may b
we'll. perhaps, To call II by lis correct name LEI
nut.
The Tea plants set last December have had Sc
we're rial from the combined influence II heat cold, am
drought Nothing in the vegetable kingdom can DC '''
delicate Than young lea sprout Just snoo''ne ao''
g,ounJ The rays of burning sun, reflected iron,
sandy SOIL burn of both leaf and stem o young shno
lns, as il concentrated by tent. During the ioo
drought in August and September about h'ye'gh' Gays
| lost twen,y II thirty young plants by me heat m
misunderstanding the absolute necessity o' an amman
; sunpIy of water for irrigation, and OF well nslrnce
shelter for shade during tie heat OF the day. Nohn
but teep digging and deep planling ~ this drought
sil saved my plants. Watering and shading are oe'
eicia, but unless specul,a'lJ well provided wit
conveniences suited to The business, the labor become
tedious and disconraging. -
Not having the Bamboo, extensively used IN ohlI
and India have constructed tripod in the form OF
cone and ihaiched 1t with giass. called ~ mis- part
the country broom sedge. equally efficient as she''s
arains frost heat, and Jnst as easily pun
! and taken uff as a gen,leman's hal. II Is only dunn
the infancy of the Tea plant that requires these del
cate attentions As il gains strength and haIolhooo
age il becomes proof against the severity oi N'her a
/ the scorchng heats of Summer.
The Tea Plants in my garden. although they nav
had Ia frm both roo; and branch. have grown snt
Anril from & 10 l9 inches The foliage and every tw
# is the growth of this Many ut them are covere
with nloss,m buds 20 in number, all pressing orwa
Il, their blossom The first fnl b lsson appeared on II
ooh September Other plants. b'th black aud gree
have continued and continue IL follow. The IL
Plant b,,ssoms in China aud India in September ar
October 1t is pleasing feature to observe the appea
anee Of the blossoms, in his climate, at the SANE lin
1t isa pecnlarty of The Tea Plant that it hss ms spa
nny al one time, hur continues to put out It's BLISS N
unrl spre: aud pods cmaInina tie rip" Isa nat, ma
Ia. cain rcd at the same time ,s hs ho4sms, IN hr al