The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-06-17
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There is peachtree on Powder
Springs street that ought to be photo.
graphed and painted because it is
beautiful beyond beef of hearsay.
Not only beautiful, but growing in
such way as to look like an immense
/ bouquet Of red peaches and green
leaves with one limb resting ON an ar.
Dor OF rose vines so the bright fruit
and old-gold roses mingle in the TO,
ilage of vine and tree.
1t is a seeding tree that lust
growed" beside the fence enclosing
rose-garden and plantation of chrys.
anthemums. 1t was a shy little tree
not intruding upon the flowers, so its
owner allowed it to stand against the
fence and when it first bore fruit,
four years ago. there were only eight
cen peaches on it. They were so
sweet and juicy, with velvety red
compilations over whitest flesh, that
every one making their acquaintance
hoped they would increase and multi
ply and replenish orchards. They are
not big peaches and on one limb there
are growing twelve so close together
they touch and there is not a leaf
among them, but they hang all around
the limb for about eighteen inches.
The owner of this tree has not only
telephoned her friends to come and
feast their eyes upon its beauty. but
mas sent them tangible evidence in
baskets, bowls and boxes. The young
ladies of the telephone exchange.
among others, have been compliment
ed with box full of this luscious
fruit, which they deserved and en-,
joyed
There are bushels yet on the tree
and it could scarcely hold more. Some
OF the branches, resting for several
feet on the ground, are full of fruit.
If this peach proves original
enough to need a name it should be
called the "Ellaguyton," in honor of |
its discoverer, and the famous eel |
berta' need not scorn to claim kin"
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The lane from the highway to Mr..
Loring Browns home has a tall wire |
fence on one side covered with hon
eysuckle vines that seem to have
been pruned closely. Early in May
it was in full bloom and made a beau
tiful hedge with the strong wire !
fence hidden by the vine Such |
fences are better than hedges Of |
Usage orange or privet, because they |
are stronger and more easily pruned /
and their verdure is so constant, not |
to mention the blossoms so attractive |
to bees and humming- birds.
That reminds me of the ideal play
house for children in summer vaca-
ton.
First make strong framework of |
any desired size upon which vines can
run. Then plant several kinds of |
quickly growing vines like morning
glories, madeira and cypress When |
such vines are highly fortified and
frequently watered they grow like
Jacks bean stalk and their leaves at !
tain a great size. Several kinds of |
gourds can be planted, too, as the
leaves, blossoms and especially tile |
long handled gourds give an ex-
tremely tropical effect
Marietta has hundreds of vine-cov- |
ere0 trellises, pergolas and porches. |
Honeysuckles and various kinds of
roses grow in riotous joy away be- |
yond pruning-shears and reach of scis-
sors, but one of the finest vines in
town is around Mrs. Murray's porch
on Powder Springs street. 1t is the
cinnamon vine, whose leaves are
pointed, lustrous dark green and of
such unifom size and short stems the
effect is almost like a heavy tapestry.
1t shuts out dust, sun and eyes of
passersby and adds greatly to the
comfort of the porch.
A. L. c.