Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-09-26
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10 the spring Of the yea 1875 Il
lpl.c.ured ICON Mr.. Fioyn's nursrr,
lat Greenwich, f8 young pea en- trees.
Il different kinds, which y! anted M
|,ny garden, 50 as to ripen in SUI messlon.
lsil III which are now in health except
Iunr whiDh Was blown down and de
ls,roycd. My neighbors have J, since
ltIat time not only lost thei. trees
(which were planted the same ~ason.
hut many others subsequently, plan.
tied.
After examining all that l'", been
lwsitten on the subject Of peach srees,'
THAT came in nay way. and the u Msady
.iiectins them; and comparing what
| had read with my own observe Tons.
considered the cause Of theis3 des.
ltructivn arose FROM a worm { the
root, which is generated twice In a
|year from an Insect that lays IT'S 'sSs
Ia April anu September, at the Il 'ot Of
ihe peach trees.
| remembered several years Ii etOrr
!;Dat had read, that a sentlem an III
Alar, land or Virginia had pres hv''i
AS peach trees by putting To- Mceo
cuM,he trees just below the ST fla,
Of the earth. therefore pu, yue'.
tie following system, and hii hrto
with success, having had from my
trees these four years past. good
crop of excellent peaches, aud O. va
rious sorts, and the trees are No " in
.Dud health.
j. late \, he .ntumn procured from
Re woods the surface Of the E Munt
winch IS dScayed leaves, and put tire.
o. sour shovcls full round earl 7 tree
III the place Of as much earth, which
remove. 1t is the best l, ssib,t
mature yon can apply TO ire es o,
lalluss .? any description but as ever,
f,+r5an canilot procure il, / Wonl 4 re-
commend any other we'll rotted HAN
nre. Ashes is good, and suine have
l!pnlied round other kind Of trees viii,
success the sneepin5s o, their furi
taunses and OF iaeir HUud house.
| have every season, about the
nrssnning Of siay,applled The toh Hro
ia the ioilaNin. maaner-----onc, or
t,a4ec il has htcH done in SeIieml er
ne earth from two or three ins IA, :
,icpt. f.oia the surface round the
.,ais is rcni0vnd, 50 as to enable es
f,ai leaves oil tobacco to tc wO md
'untl the iioAy, and then the ear; rs
"ousht close toit again. which Il. le,-
tx tobacco moist. and the Juice & =, u
y lily lin S e, Wy ta the cxtrciIe er Il.
- the roots. tn no one instance ahve
discovered any worms at the foois
ut any tree.
4 mention neutrality-suspicious. ttyprc-
strive my trees from injury b. e..rl.,
frost, which 1 made last w,n,r,. :, a..
which intend to pursue her aai'te,,
iamels LIN January st, after ,er,
severe frnst,,, and tie grraud frozt
i,ep. directed a quantity Of 10.
ta,le manure to lie thrown TT In,
,oUt OF each tree, which canal ned lat,
in the spring, unit j! the warln b of I'll
sun had penetrated tiirous il, ls
Which means tie frost WIS Il OF draMi
rom the ground uu.il some me ai,r,
tiaWed. The cunseslurnrt, WAS that
av ine vegetation OF The tree was keill
n back. and the trees ,ii, 4 o, blossom
en- Till after the frost. whie', occurred last
of spring pretty late, and destroyed most
so ol the fruit in my ncigE lnorhvod.
us have within few Il VS. retururu from
ay Z visit to tile weste., part Of this state
IT. as far as Ontario county founs
81 Eihe peach Trees neal thy, but little O,
AZ ,o frUn. The cause . assigned WAS III,
a., l,ost in the spring, which destroyed
~ the fruit in the bud.
IS differ from your friend CaroIin;
IN on subjects OF raising peaches from
ii. the stone. My iniorn biation and ob
in servatiuns Oh this su .sect are, that i
We you plant the stone ynf ii will get th,
oh ivnit Of its parent St0cnf--not tile III
*. uoculated fruit !; and It'd n you are SURF
I'm 20 have fruit like the trse iron Nhenr'
my GU innorulated but which. howevc
may participate in some S'r.,ree, as q
ost r It's tipeniug early or iai.r. irom TIL
, :, l9arent stock. AS to the Eanaci,Batct
the Tree dying at the time HE p,wen
red Tree dies, within my observation j
raj does not often happen. Peach trek,
ca nave fer number Of wears iiytd 81
son hort IA time, that think the opinin.
8. has arisen in mistake. IL does soiue
is tunes happen that yon get fine irui
t,xh ,Ss.r. i,..f