Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-17
From the Soil Of the Som,
Fruit Culture at the South.


THE CHERRY.-In the upper portions of the Som,
the finer varieties Of English and French cher
thrive toleraby well, but in The Southern portions
is labor lost to cultivate them. The morilo =.
grows finely but the crop of fruit is very uncerla'
in very shaded situations the English cherry nn
be grated to the morillo and yield for few Yea
Int unless the trunk of the English part is protpr
from the sun, it will soon be killed. None Of ~
cultivated cherries will flourish on the wild cba,,
The English cherry wants a cool, moist climate
THE GaAPE.-The great error in southern Pr,
culture has been in negectng our own natives a.
irving to introduce foreign varieties. The gnns
as natural to the South as to any part OF Europe Az
had we taken as much pains in its culture and i
movement, the South would this day export miHan
in wine and raisins, 1t is gratifying to find
awakened interest in grape culture Throughout Al
entire South. The wild grapes OF Texas, and ses
lings from California, are destined TO work es
change in the opinions of our people, in relation
the capacity of our section for producing fine VIM
Nor need we be behind the most favored portions
the globe in cultivating the grape for the table TIL
native grape sent US last fall by Webb Kidd, S.
! from Louisiana, equal to the best foreign e,r
we ever saw The full ripe Scuppernong is Dor r /
tined to take the place of the old ones. The Seed
ling Scuppernong of Mr.. Root, of Mobile, is ua%E
fruit, producing as good Burgundy wine, as can /
made in Europe Our native grapes have but r.,
diseases 1t is little remarkable that our main,
grapes seldom strike from cuttings, they are ea5r
propagated however, by root grating, and bylE
| ing We cannot, too strongly, urge upon ourma
pie. the Importance of experimenting with seed&r
If one good plant out of thousand, is obtained +,
worth the effort.
THE FIG-This is, emphatically, the poor mani
fruit, thrives in almost any soil, producing truth
first wear from cuttings, and yet not one family NJ
fifty have good meal of figs in the year. Epr
family in the South should have few fig trees, bs
require less care than any other tree. Cattle wi
not browse upon them, and whites blacks, adUhK
and children, pigs and chickens will fatten on then
They arc natural vermifuge for children, and Dc
bad to take. In the upper portions of the Suub
fig trees will require some little protection during
coolest weather. 1t is not generally the cold weahs
of winter that kills them: but the cold of spring
They should be planted in the coolest, most expos
situations, so as to retard the putting forth of III
bud in the spring. A thick dressing of stable mi
nure, around the roots of the tree in the winter
prevent frost from injurng the tree. But little Al
tention has been paid toimproving this fruit hrou
new seeding varieties, when it is as susceptible /
improvement, as any other fruit Throughout N
whole Southern portion of Carolina, Georgia. Fa
da, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas, dried figs nsI
be exported as proftaby as from Smyrna.
THE QUINCE.-This fruit does not receive the al
ention that it's merits deserve 1t is easily cultiva
thrives in almost any soil, but most delights in cod
situation; is easily propagated by cuttings, so mud
so, that we fear varieties will be INTRODUCES
from seed There is no more profitable fruit for dr
ing purposes than the ounce, and yet they are sell
dom TO be found in our markets Northern CsHl
berries may be found in every town in the Soua
when the dried ounces of the South might take the
place to advantage. AS preserving fruit they bsT
few equals and no superiors.
Salt worked in around the roots of the ounce il
| to nd tb
THE RAsPBERRY.-This delicious fruit is cultw
ted all over the South with good success. There an
now some new varieties, which bear through hG
whole season. These have been produced from seed
. The Antwerps do well in shaded situations, and ali
the varieties do much better with the ground muCh
around them Old varieties are easily propagsted v
cuttings, and suckers, and new varieties from seed
THE STRAwBERKY.-Thisi is becoming the most pp
y ular fruit of the South. We well remember bend
\ told by an experienced hortculturst some twelve
fourteen years ago, that it was useless to atempbH
: strawberry in this climate, they would do noting
but make vines. There is no fruit now cultivataa
It the South that yields as well as the strawbery-
Like the fig it is the poor mans blessing for sve4
family may have strawberries, not only in April ba
! May, June, July, August and September, and TEL
!. quently in November and December They props
gate themselves through their runners, and new vel
rieties may be produced from seed. Market CART
If ners are now turning their attention to this deco
and popular fruit and it will not be long before ta
5. large cities will be supplied bountifuy with slF
berries, six months in the year, where before they a
but a meagre supply, three or four weeks. Our pa
of culture has been often given, that it will be u
less to go into it here. We hope this little sketch VII
bring out our friends in the different sections Of th
South to give the results of their experiments nfu
). culture in the South.
K Why 1.-The IntelIigencer of yesterday works !
self into perfect fury because Gen. Thos H. Bari
o of Virginia had the audacity to eat oeef tongue a
blanc mango with that imp of the perverse,' Gg
Foote! Unfortunate man. Why do you not tab
tea at home and spare the Intelli gencer the maze
e large capitals exclamation points and - FreDS
with which that sheet heralds to the world your %
pardonable conduct? Nor is that all, or halt
l. quarter of his guilt Gen. B. not only welded
very small knife and very large fork on that n'
n mentous occasion, but the pen also Not cOn'eD
at with the outrageous indecency of discussing can
back IN the same tenement with FooTE 6 we see ~ u
n corded the name of THOMAS H. BAYLY OF VI
glnla, as the SECRETARY" says the ItelIgsae
capitals and all. Now, it was very wicked o! y.
is General, to sup with FoorE-Uery. You ought ..
TO nave dared to do such thing but, General OFDs
Mt ing Chateaux Margaux with him is nothing co.. s@
pared to the enormity of noting proceedings 10,
E. a crime which the world that is to say, the rev.
and i