Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-05-11
From he London Ga,dent5s' Chronicle
PROPER AND IMPROPER MANAGEMENT
OF FRUIT TREES

Alihua.h the attention of almost everybody concerned
~ hofieuaTei has II late been drawn 10 TIE IN
'uiulnss aud decline al hrlr lfees still the EVIL does
ss sser o. be cured s'eTliiy and cauker cafaciefze
snsuy o,Sly garden; d,ah annually produces large
Watches 81 bate wall ,hse iled by young ard heal.
Thy nlsuts which, 10 The course u OF Two telray
all tho symptoms OF trpuafhlrg DISEASE and his KIND
81 'img g'os on year aiset year With The same SUI
cess.
Let u. examine liue into this matter. Newl,
formed gardens are. : the nosi paf comparatively
TIodnraFe. hr t'nt itccs grow and thrive nXutianl
ly and tins continues iH years beiufe any syn oi
'uhealihsess presents llstii. And Why is ihisl The
n1vuus: tle fuus have been rambling auo,psl
aprn AID fresh enchcd sH shefe The sun has samr In
Haence: hence. healthy and yg0ous action pfuc,cds for
some time. The if1h prudnced Is generally rsrrllfnI
qaaliiy-and WHY should This not crnilsue su2 Our an
ever 's. thai nndsr eood gardening II tors
M gardener thoroughly latslrd in the practical rarI
ri he profession npn links VI digging kuIe MS he
-ss in srarh Of spring. aud If Trusting the rons l
Tree oi any hind Two or three feet under the surface
<pil emheddrd M manure: surh uoLl Id ms snor
think II planting The head duwrwa ards because he well
Atows that the rtscit would he pretty nearly similar
iiuw can II be supposed that thus clrrnmstancrd
san continue long 10 e1Isi, much thrive and heal
1ful The forts soon get beyond the iuose soil pene
sfaf The suhsol and Immediately out ufihe reach d
atmospheric Influences. and that to- IN material con.
fainiog none Of The clements likely cause lrnitluness
and this snhsoi, moreover may be- we-a cireumstanc,
oi our Trees and the nakeinces Of our walls. Suppusing
however that the bottom al land is not wet and ,ha
the sue., s naturally dry. the nees, notwithstanding
remain as unhealthy and as unpruductyc lit were SO
Cardenefs. who know what hey are sboui know wei
that snhshi at any kind, whether il Is CLAW gravel
sand OF ine oan, is not the place for the roots Of tree
20 grow in.
We kno" Of many garden- which were wet, and lh
soil naturally reienye. which. by perseverance, an,
skl have been rendered protective and fruitful ia Al
Astonishing extent. The ffsi slep To accomplish Tim
~ss dfam the gfou,d efficiently, then expose III,
soil 10 the aciiun ui the ernrns iumbnp il about il
right earnest. and occasionally adding small auantlte
at sand aud other cuTrecscs; thus in very shnr, per
I'D, reaches pears aud IN TACT, all kinds Of fruit ha
brfn produced IN the highest pfrfrcinn. where willow,
and aldrfs alone could maintain fooling.
j. Is marvellous what great results good gardenn,
VIII accomplish How many evils hch had long D.
leafd 'nupefable will disappear under sL iu SUI erin
ornce boldly carried out We are convnded that hal
The gardefs IN the country, which state border
ah9 upon absolute hsrenaess either he completed,
cufed, sr at least 10 very great extent rendered fun
fol by the sdopsn Of vigorous and wel.ms,ur,d no,.
nrfs, and The .vsrasIing w had SOIL bad situation
500 frequently the result vi bad will be en-
sirfly done away with
IL II Is worth while TO possess a garden At ALL il
furely worth consideration heller u. not il shall 70
main an unpredncIi.e waste. That from which must
expected. 10 dtfn tie least productive; for the wan
" manure, peihsis. but ifom ignorance oi the principle
necessafy 10 prodecyeness Every nvese lion of III
fn1eci VIII bring us To understand more perfectly the ali
roiue necessity Of complete drainage and next 10 that
TN Pe'e iItncang, instead 81 lssirp hard sulid M
ssinpeneirAble 10 air as Ia the rooi> If trees
One rho has handled he Spade.