Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1822-09-07


NOT with any of those which cover are
mixed, but again entirely different. In
order to simplify this matter, suppose
that an acre ofshalow dry land, having
loose stoney bottom, were cleaned and
prepared, and sowed with the mast OF
Scotch, and spruce frs, oaks, ashes,
eIms, beech, birch, &c. they might all
spring up [and with weediog) grow ayear
or two; but the Scotch frs would grow
away, and presently overlop and destroy
all the rest; the beech and birch would
last long, ti,an the others, and drop their
mast, bat woold finally only form an un-
dererowih TO tbs ars. five reverse this,
aud suppose the site TO be deep aud cool,
sui,ed To rich natural pasture, here the
elms would soon be lords of the soil; al
though ash and poplar would struggle
with them. On stiilish clay land, the oak
would form The pfiacipal timber; aid 50
Oh OF other soils. Why therefore should
we wonder that applelrees, Which we
plant evcry zahere, should bse unhealthy
Tho second point which VIC would ex-
plain is this :--It may be inferred from
our remarks in the former article, thai
apple trees should be supposed TO thrive
we'll, and escape disease every where,
hrouided they qvere reared in oten si.aeea,
and suffered to swell properly from the
first by the foregoing Observations this
ce.ld no, be. Ii is remarkable that the
power of vegetable life, in good spills,
should be able 10 overcome all the Oh
staclcs that are applied to the natural
growth OF stocks, and that they should
swell away when finally relieved from
the nursery, and planted on soils equally
good, and make strong and heailhy frees;
but tbis is not 10 be expected when they
are planted on poor subsoils On shallow
dry grays!s, compact sandy bottoms, or
any hard snbsoils, they are Liable 10 be
very dry in su;. n,crs
Apple-lrecs thrive vel! on a variety o.!
snb-soils, bat the lard must be such,
generally, as is suited 10 good natural
grass the bottom not overcaargcd with
wet in winter, asd Dot TOO dense clay,
so as to crack much ID SIMMER. Good
sravc!ly loans, aud limestone snbsois
IN general, are we'll suited 10 them. The
richest a,,, sbjp,,est naturally drained
marsh ia,l in I.mcoInsbire, where the
bottom is hrownish mellow, cool, and
leatpv Sand. is eyreefltn,,}v vel adantc,l
10 tt,is tree. On TIC coAtFafY IN tho adj
Joining fens. where the land is very good,
but lies on ciay, the appletrccs canker
and on skirty len land, where tpe bottom
IS rapilly dried in sp..i;,s, and much in
,!uratcd in summer, (ailhoug h the sur
face soil is deep the disease is more pre-
ealent and severe. Hence it does not
apnear ,bat Mr.. LIONS cMpiai,aiion o.,
the cause of cankcr is Conclusive; We
must take ali the facts MO cuasjd erati3n.
that presef, themselves.
bv Mr.. LYON, general reasoning he
minutes caakcy. 70 over-iuXarjA9cy OF
growth: or. in other words, to The young
trees taking IN too much nour;snment
IRON the land isoil or, subsail) in which
they grow. He finds trees pecuiar!,
liaolc 10 this disease, lear ofnoss, vico?-
on, when younr. and breaking out jn!o.
canSer.. from The supply OF nutriinent
from the soil. oyerba)a,cinp the oowt:
(pr effec,l Of the atmosphere unon the
ranches: that i, 10 saw SO the trees
DRAWING more from the soil than they
can convert 70 wood or fruit. Dl, this
cannot be true, because when the snpniy
of nourislmcn. IS the greatest possible,
hrouidea that The leaves. which omen in
spriog. preserve ali their healthy iunc
tons. (,hatis, when the trees grow in the
best subsoiA the canher does nottake.