Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-10-29

CULTURE OF TIE PEACH.
Nr. Editor--\mong those dclico,, fruit. o'
the earth, with which Kind Creator Irai ,tc"ed
our path. as il were. to hghtcn some OF the bur
then, Of life, the peach hold, hgh rank. The
e.,c with which the tree Is reared the carly are al
which hey reach maturity, and the great VARIETY
of soils aud situation III which this delightful pro
duction can be produced IN high perfection, with
the s,luiary qualities oil the lrui', all ent,lc To the
early aud careful attention oil the farmer aud gar
.rncr. In the genial sui OF the south, II Is found
posse.scd of mos, aroma and dlliciou, lupccs That
,nn which gives TO the cane, the orange, and the
~, ,eir delicate and highly aromatic essences,
produces the peach OF superior excellence. In
this climate, il IS not uncommon IL see, on the
oond year from dcposltng the seed in the earth,
III, large frui, bending the feeble tree to the ground
The ease vita which this fruit is produced in TIN.
latitude and N the soils o the country, Ia, hith.
,rio prevented our aoticuuriSts from bcstuvlng
ON the preservation of the tree, aud the improve
ipcnt of the FRUIT Nat care IT lcgItmatcly claims
The varieties are many and excellent, that II
ranks amongst the few things, IN the goodness of
which all are perfectly sltiSfcd--tcr thr, often
repeat, in bcmg solicited to attempt the improve
ment OF the peach" II Is good enough have
pcrha,<, more Than any other individual Vet in til.
state. made cxcrtions TO get together, the finest
varieties TO be found in tho country and in the adj
jacent staies--aS al o. 10 procure them from tic
seed of tho finest new specimens. Ny collection
ha, been much seen and admired, and not lu,, my
success IN producing trees OF fine vegetable al,-
prarancc, aud growth. with freedom from the too
common misfortune following that tree, in every
cllmatc--rhc worm. In prosecuting lavorl,e oh
lect Of bi ring together, and saving, all superior
varieties tia | could find, | was compelled to a.
dopt tie mode of raising from the water sprsut.
In the same enclosure, containing some hundred,
OF trees, planted two rows OF sprouts, as occa-
,ionally could collect them from the 18Th Novcm.
Der, until the LIST Of February. Those rows con-
tanned abou, two hundred. Ny mode was, 10 Gu,
the sprout, a. nclr twelve inches in length as
could guess, and insert them in the earth, well
pulyeriZcd, nine inthr,-->av about II inches a
par. | was siurulatlv successful that season III
the cuttings taking root--cw died. On the Sc.
cond year, tliuucd uui the rows, leaving the re-.
naming ones stand, about twelve feet apart. There
wasn,ta single cutlin Ut IN the round, but the
fruit OF which, | lad previously handled and ta>t-
cd.-Thosc taken out OF the rows were planted
promiscuousv, amongst trees raised from the seed,
scions, &c. About the fourth wear, discovered
in my orchard some trees d,ing--ou examination
l uniformly found the Worm At the rooi--hut IN,
attention was attracted by the Circumstance, lha
not one OF those raised from the water Sprout, II
either OF the two rows had died OF appeared sic X
". Three years more have elapsed. and not ON,
vet affected. ] sat about, during the last y,ar Il
ascertain IL possible, this, 10 me, SINGULAR clrcum
stance. | bad satisfactorily discovered, thu TN
tree and fruit OF those raised from the spront Ia,
improved, the first in healthy, vigorous growth
and the last in size. The Ground in ulel, m,
trees are planted, consider, cannot be- c,cclc,
in its natural state. ! never cultivated il mon,
than slight plough,ng early in the spring. an,
planting, or sowing, an early crop Of field pea.
which takes the ground and shades il before the no
weather comes on-and those | eat of with pigs
suffering the vines 10 rot the ground Abpn
the roots of the trees, FOR The distance of three feet
the hoe keeps the surface OF the ground loose am
clean. Early in the spring. shovel full OF lcache,
ashos, is put to the roots OF each tree--and and
ful Of tobacco leaves and stems, wrapped aroun
the root, JUS, AT the ground--on which the ashc
are thrown. The number that have died, is con,
psratvclv, but few-of those raised from the secd
or scion, and without IA single exception they pr
", a much finer growth. And here must remark
that | have never know the second growth kille,
am inclined to believe that TIN worm kills the tire
above the root but once. On this. would be Ella
TO hear tho experience OF others. So far il i. m
experience ami observation, and if correct | be
lieve am the first that obsc, we'd the circumstance
for have never heard it before noticed Wash
ing the body Of the trees with strong soap sud, il
the spring, highly approve Of from the palpabl,
effects have discovered ON the bark and growth.
On examining every tree that died with me- an,
will, many others in the meridian of vegetable life
found, uniformly, that the worm had at,acke,
the tree, aud deposited himself at. near, the sur
face Of the ground, and just where the bark of tn
roof. and that OF the stem Of the ioins.-Fror
This, found exception. Now If any perso
will cxamne tree raised from the cutting, or wa
tar sprou'. h, will find, uniformly, that the root
project and come out frem the lower end, SOM
di:tsnce before they take horizontal direction
olsequsntly, tho junction Of the bark of, roots