The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-04-28
SC THE PEACH"


"The peach, particularly of certain kinds,
is one of the most delicious fruits and when
II is produced on this Island, it cxcels the
same peach 10 almost any other place, owing
10 the richness OF cur soil which is deep
vegetable mould
The the peach tree. affects the ncghbor.
hood Of the sea more than perhaps any other
tree, certainly more than any other fruit
tree, except The Olive yet it is not cultivat-
ed with any success, among u.s. IL 10 liable
20 be destroyed by tho worm at tho root, and
il il escapes tho worm, il is long lime com.
lug TO bearing state, and then does not bea,
well. If left 10 itself il is destroyed by tbe
worm in very few years. Many remedies
against the worm have been suggested, bu'
rot one Of hem has been found effecua
Yet am persuaded there Is an effrciuai rom
edy, If il shall be thought worth while TO ap
ply it. The remedy is TO paint the SENS OF
she tree with a certain composion, Iste it,
Jolly or early in August, bcginning with the
sree the first year Of It's growth from the
stone, and continuing tho practice annually
and further to take up the Tree the 6rst ana
second year OF its growth ia tho sulumn i'm
mediateiy after the fall Of the leaf, and soak
ing the roots in hot soap suds, OF ley mads Of
the decoc,ion Of Tobacco stems and then
replacing il.
The worm is produced from the nit Of a
fly deposited in the tsndor bark of The Tree
near the surface Of tho ground. The ny is
long bodied; in shape something like the
honcy-bec and deposits thc nit IN August,
when it may be seen buzzing about the Free
In great numbers. These nits hatch out -
xhc following autumn aud spring, and grow
TO considerable size, ], becomes a wnne
worm with a red head, and in July passes in
10 grub and thence into fly, to reproduce
snd multiply the species in the same wey
The spirits Of turpentine are known TO DO Of
fsnsive and destructive to insects Of every
Kind and the paint recommended will re.
tain the offensive odour a long time; and IN
case of washing rains Il should be tenewed the
same season. But If notwithstanding, hy ac-
cident some n,ts should be deposited, the
soaking recon men dcd will cfectually destroy
them, without injury TO the Tree in the least.
But all these pain, would be troublesome
and expcnsivc, if after all the Tree is to bear
late ia Ife,and then but indiffercntiy, it seems
that tho cultivation, cannot be profitable ob.
ject with W.. This conclusion would uodonbt-
edy be corrcct,if these d'sadvan,ages admit
ted Of 90 correction. But here 100 am
persuaded that thcro is a mode Of bringing
the peach tree TO a state of bearing at an ear
ly psrlci and of mek,og It profitable and
even Of prolonging its life and frui,fulness 10
great age
ThSv lateness and baroness Of our peach
.rees is the effect of the great fertility Of our
soil, which Causes them to shoot too vigorous.
~ into wood. The remedy lies, not in i'm.
poveri. hing tho soil, for it hardly can be too
itch, but il lies in tho art Of forming the Tree,
beginning with il the FIRST year Of it's growth
fsom tho stono.
II tho stem shoots vigorously, without pro.
aucing a number OF side shoots, It should be
topped several times in tho summer by
pincnng OF the leadicg bud with the thumb
!. and 6Qger, thereby ropressing its pcrpendIc-
q ular grow h aud the side shoots il too vigo.
rous should be treated in the same manner.
< ~ shoold be taken up and replanted in the
autumn as mentioned above. in the second
year as soon as the leaves begin TO appear the
atem should be cut down within few inches
Of the ground, and the leading shoot, as we'll
4 as the side shoots il TOO vigorous, must be
I scpped, as before mentioned In she autumn II
must be- taken up and replanted as before de-
scribcd.
N In tho third yesr, thus treated, 1t will be-
I 0in 10 bear the natural period OF It's fructl.
\ fcslion in more congeniai climates. Il is to
y made and KEEP, prolific by the same princi'
\ pie OF management, that is by keeping, all
b the shoots from growing too vigorously
This fills tho tree with bearing wood and the
crop will be great. The Tree ought to 'li'
Qvide into branches near the ground, and the
kOore you can keep them from perpendico
Jar direction the more easily will the Tree b.
nenagod, aud the more prolific II will be.
The mode Of prolongiog tho life and frn'
3alness Of peach trees lies in the art OF rene'0
IVA fae Bearing suood. The effect OF this a.
- this view, when thoroughly understood and
oDsefuly p~aeticed, is perfectly astonishing
~ Montreuii near Paris, to which place th,
~ esems almost peculiar, the peach tree l.
6estl 90 be kept in full bearing state Tor f'
eedsusy and upwards. The time and laoo
|0hich thia arr ,epuires vii! probably discoV,