The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-01-19

die States, adapted 20 their latitude, but
very lew of which were we'll suited to the
Southern States The South having no
nurseries Of their own, purchased entirely
from the Norlh-ne9le lectng to collect
and disseminate the good varieties which
had originated in their midst, and adap
ted to their own climate. Disappon,
ment and disaster follow ed their efforts,
until it began to he the settled opinion
that many Of the more valuable fruits,
particularly winter apples and pears,
could not be cultivated with success south
! of the Allegheny mountains. Within
/ the last few years new era has begun
TO dawn upon us. a few enthusiastic
pomolugjsts have been collecting and ties
liuX aietleS Of Southern origin and they
have secured list Of Seeding apples and
pea, hes, which cannot be eXcelled 10y the
North, aud the work has only begun.--
/ Hundreds Of good varieties, which are
/ Only known in certain ncighborhoods, re.
main to be vet collected and tested. 1t
I is now 40 longer doubted that We can
rear fine winter keeping apples and pears.
All Of our domestic varieties O. fruit
/ have origin atel from wild, worthless spe.
cicS, aud have been brought to their pres
cnt improved state toy cuItivatns, cross
! breeding and reproduction. Man has ia
Ken advantage OF an important law which
/ rrc~iIcs over 10th animal or plant from
its natural wild state, cultivate or domesr
ricaie il, aud you soon modify It's laws Of
reproduction, so that it produces varieties
very different nom the original Stock
/ All of our endless varieties Of apples have
come from the wild crabs Of Europe and
Asia, which are equally as worthless AS
our Wild crab apr'e. Tho hundreds of
varieties OF the pear how i'll cultivation
have ali spraug from The Wild insignificant
as'rIugent pear Of the East. No fruit
has been more sadly neglected with It's
many Of the new varieties cone into bear.
lmg sooner than he apple. and are pos
>G.Srd ul higher tlavur, more nutritious
and digc>,ih!c Ihan the apple. DR. Gibbs
WAS Ihe only man To- nv knowledge, in
THIS or the ueghbnring Dis rjclS, who has
cultivated ,he pear To- any extent; unfor.
tuuaJc!y. he only triel the old varieties.
which nave been mostly abandoned, and
nj> soil was "f a very uuttvornhle charac
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,wr,t varieties are an ymno,iap, article Of
de, IN Ga,marv