The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-09-01
FRUIT TREES.
Edgefttd, South Caro6qa. FEB. os, IS.

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" On saysge stocks inserted learn 10 hpar"
There are few subjects IN ore deserving ~
attention Of The American agricu'tur.s. than
the art OF grating, and few which are more
unaCconniaby neglected. Not only 10 nalu
al philosophers, but 20 whomsoevpr tht
works OF halnrtI'sts can impar charm,
must be pleasing to know something cf r#ai
iiinity IN the sHps of different trees, whicl
qua one To- bear The fruits oil many, how
trr widely differing in shape, size and ia
Vor' Thus, every variety OF plum, peac
nectarlne, apricot, and almond will succefd
wen on the Wld plum stock. The appln
pear, ounce, mrdlar, service, and nawtberl
enough differing wit on" arntber, vii I'll
gree 10 grow on tue iaH horn tcrdiQgaS5
, The whole Of the Eeosnndria class appear, T.
! discOvei a disposition 10 graft o. each 9TH
! II seems semewhat derogalorv 10 The charar.
ter OF american nnsbandry, thatthe third
| hume y the j rrer Is nearly Completed, ~
| nothing like a lecture has YET aIpearcd ~
; an art, % productive Of profit and plca,ots
! However desirable, do not presnme on h.
| present OCCASION, TO supply the drhcicne
/ here complained Of. The verY shur una
since my attention has been Directed 10 tie
! subj ct forbid, il but my zrai IN the oause.
prompts e1e Ia begin, what hafe 30 ste COR
i pleted by an ADLER haud Fatlh aud plIilase-
/ ply appsarto agree in the simplicity of tn,
origin OF all things From these premise,
We might conc 'ude, that prertons 10 al chan
i gss by accident or culture, all The fruits u,
| ~ earth might have flnnrished on one ptTenf
! stick Culture seems 10 have full as much
/ influence as difference 81 genus A. the apple
and praI, apple and ounce cherry aud plum,
and even the Wild aud tame cherry, via NJ
| graft together, although Of the same genus
While tie apple and hawthorn, peach AM
ROSE, viii succeed together, bv -ratiing.t AID
! have been informed by practical alters,
| hat many varieties OF cultivated apple. r.
fnsed 10 grow on the wild crab stock Pallp
Miller speaks of the will cherry rs a stock
tor the tame. but there must b. a difference
between bis variety add that ot tbs country
or further change has taken place since his
/ timr, a, eau assert from repeated trials, both
/ by budaing and gratiihg that an union can
not be effected. AID II there De not more OF
! poetry Than truth IN Virgil, many trees which
claimed kin when he wrote, disoNn II now
/ According TO THIS view Of the matter, in the
ratio thu the d tfrrent genera OF trees reCedP
rom their original condition, VIII be the diff
] Gully ot uniting them by art. Thus. though
j Tie cultivated apple and pear viii not graft
together, perhaps the Wild apple and sione
/ peHr might /, scientific gentlemen WHO hsse
| the opportunity, owe It 10 philosupy t. make
! The experiment. There Is something sublime
in the idea, that the frst causp should have
| lett the fruits Of tue earth in their state, to
| be mr,lowed hv the hand OF man that IN 81
| iectiug this salutary change, the couCeit ii
| his skill, by melting eXeltln, shonld eNpel his
! inhCrn apathy, so fatal to his happiness and
! glory. A. the instructions have ever seen
on grating, know 10 he very imperfect The
old burgling method of applying three or
! four pounds of CLAY and horse dung To tue
gratis should have been long ago exploded
The sole intention OF II wrapper being TO es.
clude the air from the wounds occa,Ioned hN
the process, corate will answer the ynrposr
far better, cheaper and nrater, q piece thu
s2e of a hale nut being generally sufficient.
AID after the crafts have made somr little
progress in uniting with the stocks, the
wax NAV be collected for future operations.
Almost every publication which have bad
the opportunity 90 peruse, directs one third
| of turpentne in the composition 3, OF gran-
ing wax, his though very pleasant and Cue.
! tile tn use, found certainty 10 destroy both
| crafts aud .tocks, as tar as the WAX came III
contact with them. From the numerous re-
spectacle authorities recommending this way
! | was very liberal in lis Application to mum
! Der Of choice gratis, without suspicion bu
| had the vexa,ion upon the first inspection by
removing ire wax Ia discover that a con-
pIete Modification had taken plnee nnder n,
/ wax. 4 even even extended turlher in iucs, a
+Sce the writings Of Noes, Ilnnens, Darwin, &c.
There is rorsidrrale lliheuty nulting the peac
70 the rose Int hen dore, the growth q. uAuriab
: auj rsrn4ns more iHrdv thtn from IL osen root
e, see Owens a., aud scieueos, Nier's Gardener
: Die tOnarg. tIs.