The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-11
AGRICULTURE.
TANsPLANTtNG TREES.

source OF INJURY, ioss, and disappointment to
some oiyour readers, when thai season shall
return. The extract from the New York Amer
ican, if not very aitentively read, will not cor.
rect but confirm aud strengthen the erroneous
opinion, too prevalent among farmers, that
when tree IS fanspiauted not only its lie, but
lis health aud vlg0r may he preserved, with all
rs top, or head, Whatever loss II sustalns in IFS
roots. Sn Henry Stuali, referred 10 IN the ex
tract. speaks of trees iranspldnted with dH their
roots retained. being a gentleinaG of fortune
the expense of moving a valuable tree was not
considered the proper apparatus must be pre-
pared, aud the nee with MI IT'S roots must take
the station ils fancy points out. The roofs be=
ing preserve ell tie top requires hlminutlun.
As trees ordinarily are transplanted IN tnis vi
cinitY, The price, the cost Of moving them, Is a
primary coucrfn. a tree Is taken from the for
est, it Is bfoughtto the destined spot the ground
prepared, aud the Tree set for one shilling
and The aboorer makes high wages, aud seeks
employ ia thus tfanSplunting trees What Is
the consequence what il Is the lsbouf1 Hav-
ing broken the ground II the tree with his hoe,
the axe Is sturdliy app ed.-every root OF con
siderable size IS cur oil witiu foot two uf
the bo4y, while II lew smaller ones are lett TO
sustain aud nDurish the whole tree NOT anfre-
qucn'lv nne- enihs oiine roots are lefl whsrr the
tree steod Now / ask can the remaining tenth
pat furnish current OF sap sufficiently strong
aud active 10 spread over the Whole surface.
whoh all the toois did bui supply nature re
! qnIrsd Can this tenth pat perform. not only
its own part but also that Of the other nIne II
cannot Let the whole top remain aud ~ this
case here can be but feeble, very frebIe foliage.
aud probably none. The sap that risfs WH be
drifd up bY Hte sun.
Whatever theorists may aleee to the contra
~, my opinion Is sustained b, various mAlspn-
/ 4. 4. it, -,
from which the whole top is removed for thu IN
sefIion oil gratis, n qaenty dies Of plethora
! The food is prepared aud brought forward tor
| the noufshment Of all the natural hranChpS-
| there are no mouths 10 dTni. II receive il
| Here and there little scion fel,hes aud enjoys
| n very small quaint y, the remainder stagnftes
the stock is browne turns black and perish
rs. THIS have often seen. Experience has
convinced observing men, that where scious
| SET in vigorous Tree OF considerable size, the
| farmer should be three wear, IN removing the
natural bran chrs. This reasoning Is strictly ap-
plicable 10 The transpanted tree The roots
which take Il new ,tallon, should not he taxed
above their means II hall the roots are cut of.
why oblige them To support more than half their
branches II appears to me rational 10 le
roots and branches be proEofionPd IN the 81
cond position, as nature propordoned them T.
the first.
Having paid much attention to this interesting
subject. am satisfied there is little danger Of
femot ing too many branches from tree trans
| planted, if depreciation has been boldly mad
upon its roots II II needs more reccptaces
! for the sap furnished, ii provides them without
| labour
II is peculiarly gratifying to The observing
traveller N this vicinity, 10 see the taste, the EN-
| terptise, libelainy, aud pattlotism which few
| spirited and benevolent individuals have display
| ed, in lining many OF our streets and villages
with double ranges Of rieh and we'll chosen Tor.
! est rers - But htte cXettinn is now necessary
10 render each ofour public roads delightful
| promenade ia very irw years. When in fu-
/ ture. III" weary traveller, after beng scorchcd
and DroIled IN ar open road, OF suluy sani~I
! mer day. shai realize the refreshing air Of u
lona, smooth and shady street he will bless tie
mrnory OF HAT public beneiactor. whose hbrt-
aiitv provided such pto .pvct, aud surlI an ~
noceu luxury, for public aud private cojoyment
ILenoaaer Cue.
1pue Trfsg-The Ncw England Farmer
conn ans a letter tiom Samuel Preston. Of
/ stockport. Psua. on what have been supposed
native apple trees. He bthcpcs that the fruit
vas H.. own IN This country before it, discovery
! ~ Columbus, aud cites several facts
The Townsend Apple known in Pennsy Iva
MA. was derived by the writer, more taan sixty
years ago from remarkably large and aged
tree thirty four miles uorhwardlv firm Pna-
! delphla. a tradition preserved IA The country
| is, that Richard townsend. famous quaker
preacher vino came over With Penn, IN l6s2
hearing OF tins tree, aud thai il was resortcd to
by many Indians in the season, 10 feed the
ripe fruit went lhcra TO preach TO them, aud
| eventually purchased the land troul Them
though ia v reserved 10 Themselves the tree.
| NJ, l, II foil uI an ntfp
WAS made to ascertain its age from the appear
ance ofthe trunk hut the interior WAS so much
dccaved that II was impossible The apples are
desc, l5e of rather Hat shape. They are
thought to have diminished IN SIZE about one
! thlrd--but they retain their favour, which is
| delicious.
Another tree, the writer mentions. found
in the year l7l4 not tar from the same place
growing wild in the forest, aud yielding white
apples, winch FROM their coming early masu
ritv were called Harvest Sweets It bore marks
OF age when discovered, aud died many yra,s
ago The fruit derived from il Is much lngcr
than the original.
Remarkable rIriciies ofhe Mulberry TREE
John ). skinner, Esq. the able editor OF that
usetnl publication, the .1mcrtcDm Farmer, has
forwarded 10 DR. Mitchell, specimens OF two va
ricties OF the Mulberry tree.
L. iwlg WIN leaves and fut from tree
growing in an Old garden at Annapolis. Il
measures two feet IN diauieter aud has great
number of long branches. The leaves resenl-
BILE those of white Mulberry though he thinks
they are more numerous The fruit has the
mawltsh taste OF the white Mulberry. bat its CO.
lour quite blaok.-Alr. \ entcrtalns no doubt
that the leaves are quite as well adapted TO the
silk Worm, as the white
In attempting to explain these ppcuarities
| the most probable supposlton IS. that the tree
is a by bred or monerel, produced between he
American native red Mulberry. and the white
Mulberry of Asa. ESQ. this tree seems 10 pre-
sent new case in the history of mixed breeds,
,. A leaf OF the variegalcd Mulberry. Here
the green is aliernated with whltsh and cream
colour. The eenteman says, that Inc tree
whence it was taken, is the only one of the soft
he ever saw and no two leaves are alike, either